now; the present time; just now; another; more
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
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.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
area of expertise; (one's) field; (one's) line
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
secret information; intelligence
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
person who has escaped death; failed suicide; person who has outlived their time; dotard; doddering old man