yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
rail (any bird of family Rallidae, esp. the water rail, Rallus aquaticus)
I see; that's right; indeed
field (for growing wheat, fruit, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
summertime; summer season
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
islander; inhabitant of an island
to satisfy one's appetite
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry