indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
Hercules; Heracles; 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.
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
to wind (of a road, river, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
silence; stillness; quietness
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money
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
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
soul; spirit; willpower; vitality; something as important as one's own life; something invaluable
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)