to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
mourning; abstinence; taboo; religious purification; pure; holy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
spirit; sprite; energy; vigor (vigour); fine details; semen
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
really; truly; indeed; good grief
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
suffix for familiar person
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
don't you think?; indicates question
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
the seven treasures (gold, silver, pearls, agate, crystal, coral, lapis lazuli); cloisonne ware; shippō pattern (of overlapping circles); shippō emblem
even so; anyhow; at any rate
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than