bluff; false show of power; bold front
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
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
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
lion; left-hand guardian dog at a Shinto shrine
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
way (of doing); manner; method; means
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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?
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
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 rescue from; to help out of; to save
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to speak; to hear a voice
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very