indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
shah; former ruler of Iran
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
mole (Talpidae spp., esp. the small Japanese mole, Mogera imaizumii)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
please (give me); please (do for me)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just past noon; afternoon
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
understood; I see; OK; present; here
have a good day; take care; see you
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry