quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
taking the extenuating circumstances into consideration
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
manslaughter; bodily injury resulting in death
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
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
deviant; deviate; pervert; weirdo
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
penal servitude; imprisonment with hard labor (hard labour)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
pretension; conceit; hubris
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to snatch from; to steal from
Chinese (lineage, ancestry, ethnicity, etc.); Sino-
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
last night; yesterday evening
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what do you want?; can I help you?
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
either way; in any case; one way or another