Hominidae (family of great apes)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
exaggerated; extravagant; overdone
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
to assume the air of ...; to behave like ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
Emishi; historical term for non-Yamato peoples in northern Japan; Yezo (northern part of Meiji-era Japan, esp. Hokkaido, but also Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands)
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
foundation stone; cornerstone
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
honorific/polite/humble prefix
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
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 entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to be born; to come into the world
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular