to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
kindergarten (in Japan, non-compulsory education from age 3 until primary school); preschool
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to warm (up); to heat (up)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
long work; (full-length) novel; feature-length film; long poem
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
character; personality; (fictional) character; character
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
person from (the planet of)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
beginning; outset; first; onset
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
research; study; investigation
culture; cultivation; cultivation (of plants); growing; cultivation (e.g. of a skill); nurture (of democracy, national power, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis