indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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 ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
change in pronunciation or meaning of a word; sound change; word with an altered pronunciation or meaning; turning or twisting part of a text (in Chinese poetry)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
technique; art; skill; move
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
untrodden (region, field of study, etc.); unprecedented (discovery, achievement, etc.)
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
name; given name; first name
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
(fighting) spirit; motivation; shout (for getting in the right mood to deal with something, etc.); cheer; kiai; short shout when performing an attacking move
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little