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
rescue worker; emergency rescue team member; ambulance attendant; paramedic
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
man; male; masculine gender
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
administration (of medicine)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
all present; all concerned; all of us
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
drawing blood; collecting blood
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?
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)