battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to face; to go towards; to head towards
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.
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
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
startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
really; truly; indeed; good grief
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
suffix for familiar person
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to strain (e.g. one's nerves); to be on edge; to be tense (of an atmosphere); to cover completely (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.); to spread over; to become covered (in)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear