surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
surely (not); certainly (not)
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
consequence; outcome; result; blame
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
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.
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
people; citizens; subjects; folk
only; merely; but; no more than
such ... as; or some such
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
position in a game of go or shogi; state of the game; aspect of an affair; situation