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
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
Hercules; Herakles; Hercules beetle (Dynastes hercules)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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.
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
silence; stillness; quietness
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
name; given name; first name
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
people; citizens; subjects; folk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
now; the present time; just now; another; more
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(mind and) spirit; life energy; vitality; essence
hand net; dip net; scoop net
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)