hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; breakfast (in Zen temples)
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 bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
adds force or indicates command
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Araneus ventricosus (species of orb-weaving spider)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
jealousy; roasted rice cake
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
extermination (e.g. of pests, demons, bandits); elimination; making someone renounce worldly desires in order to concentrate on Buddha's teachings; curing illness
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be beyond one's capacities; to be beyond one's powers; to be beyond one's control; to be unmanageable