why; how; for what reason
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
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
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
selection; choice; picking out; National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament; Spring Koshien
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
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.
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach