still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; (arch.) five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou-dynasty Chinese army)
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
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.
banknote; bill; note; paper money
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!