cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
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
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
dead end; cul-de-sac; blind alley; end; end of the road; end point
to be surprised; to be astonished
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
prohibition; inhibition; ban
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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.