peak; summit; ridge; back of a blade
light; illumination; glow; lamp; light
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
stomach; breadbasket; inner man; dietary needs
grabbing hold; eagle grip; tight hold
woman; female; feminine gender
serious; not joking; straight
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sorry; excuse me; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
no!; no no!; no, not at all
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
impossible; unlikely; improbable
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
figure; form; figurine; model figure; figure skating
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
impregnable castle; inner castle citadel; golden castle (nickname for Nagoya Castle)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker