indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
of course; certainly; naturally
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip of (clothes, rank, etc.); to deprive of; to divest of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
regret; repentance; remorse
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
high rice field; very fertile rice field
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike