yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
three; three years of age
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
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.
ramming attack; hurling oneself (at); throwing oneself into (e.g. a role); going all out
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
fire built in an iron basket (watch fire, fishing fire, etc.); bonfire; campfire; (arch.) brothel-keeper (Edo period)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to pick up; to find; to gather
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
in the meanwhile; during the time
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together; at the same time; same; identical
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
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
adds force or indicates command
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
all you have to do is; just; that's all