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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
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
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
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)
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
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
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 (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
tortoise; turtle; heavy drinker; turtle crest; turtle mon
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)