vice; immorality; corruption
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
gold (metal); gold (color); gold (medal); first place (prize); something of great value; something golden (e.g. silence); money
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
to become better; to improve
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
flash (of light); glint; swift strike; quick decisive move
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
(art of) fencing; swordsmanship
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
halfway (through, complete); midway
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(medieval) knight; samurai on horseback
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise