demoiselle crane (Anthropoides virgo); Numidian crane
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
passing the winter; hibernation
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
way (of doing); manner; method; means
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
bowstring; string (of shamisen, guitar, violin, etc.); bail (arched pot handle); diagonal levelling wire across the top of a masu
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
second (unit of time); arc second
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
ascending air current; updraft; upward trend; rise in popularity, influence, etc.
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 catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
Canopus (star in the constellation Carina); Alpha Carinae