high-status Shinto shrine with connection to imperial family; imperial Shinto shrine
one's son; you little bastard; you little brat
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
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
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shave off; to scrape off
flight; desertion; escape
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
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 shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; from; out of; except; but; more
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this world; this life; the free world (outside of prison, the army, red light district, etc.); this corrupt world; present world
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
illegal; illicit; unlawful
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
on duty; at work; while working