and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
experience; history; record; career
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
(using) one's whole body; (putting in) all one's efforts; (exerting) all one's energies
to put one's strength into
rod; pole; neck (of a shamisen, etc.); shamisen; beam (i.e. the crossbar of a balance); single line (esp. as a flying formation for geese); penis
to raise (a sword, fist, etc.); to lift; to throw up; to fling up; to swing up
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
sea level; (surface of) sea
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow