tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
really; truly; indeed; good grief
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
kyogen; farce presented between noh plays or during the interlude of a noh play; kabuki play; kabuki performance; make-believe; ruse
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
police box; koban; alternation; alternating (current, stress, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
detailed; scrupulous; careful; (arch.) diligent; (arch.) honest; (arch.) upright
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs