ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
metre; meter; meter; gauge
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
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
physical strength; brute strength; arm strength
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
suffix for familiar person
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
sea of trees; broad expanse of dense woodland; abundant leafage
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
myself; yourself; I; me; you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
incarnation; impersonation; personification; avatar
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
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.
purification; cleanup (e.g. of politics); purge
afterlife; the next world; the world beyond