cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
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
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to chase away; to drive away; to drive out
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)