for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to recall; to remember; to recollect
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
pothunting; bounty hunting; pothunter; bounty hunter
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
singing voice; (sound of) singing
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
than; from; out of; except; but; more
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
knot (nautical mile per hour)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
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.)
second (unit of time); arc second