cloud ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae); wood ear mushroom; Jew's ear mushroom
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
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 revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
go that far; to that extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
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
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
something like ...; something called ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn