to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
in the morning; during the morning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
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.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
nearby (one's seat); (by) one's side; Dear (Mr./Mrs.)
growing child's hearty appetite
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
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
poetry anthology; collection of poems; collected poems
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in comparison to; rather than
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout