thin rice porridge; watery cooked rice; rice gruel; congee
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to rock the left hand (to produce vibrato on a koto, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
immortal; undying; indestructible
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
horn; antler; antenna; feeler; horn-like projection (e.g. peaks of whipped cream)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
(some) more; even more; longer; further
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
why; how; for what reason
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
how; in what way; how about
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...