chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
now; the present time; just now; another; more
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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 give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very