founder; originator; pioneer
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
recapture; retaking; recovery; taking back
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
evasion; avoidance; recusal (of a judge)
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
maneuver (usu. of military force); manoeuvre; mobile; nimble; agile
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
time; hour; period; class
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become