head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
invulnerability; immortality; insensibility to pain
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
alone; unaided; away from home
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
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.
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
tradition; legend; folklore
after that; afterwards; thereafter
sudden; abrupt; unexpected
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
househusband; stay-at-home dad
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
adds force or indicates command
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
kitchen knife; carving knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point