deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
at this point; at this last moment; this late in the game
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to get slightly dirty (all over)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
while; during; while; although; all; both
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
practice writing with a brush; study; learning
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
nothing but; except; no more than
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become