this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
heating power; thermal power; firepower
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tuning (an instrument); temperament
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
how; in what way; how about
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 (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
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 (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
Bach (German composer, 1685-1750)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval