buzz buzz (sound of robust cicadas)
cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
research; study; investigation
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
alteration; falsification; faking
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
delusion; wild idea; (wild) fancy; (ridiculous) fantasy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing