hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
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 (something); to take 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 to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
yaksha (Buddhist guardian deities sometimes depicted as demonic warriors)
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
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
jealousy; yakimochi (roasted rice cake)
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
extermination; elimination; renouncing worldly desires (in order to concentrate on Buddhist teachings); curing (an 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 ...