yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
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
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); wherever (e.g. one's feet take one); according to
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)