something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
more and more; increasingly; extremely; very
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
to be solved; to be worked out; to come loose; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. of a ban)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
maintenance; preservation; improvement
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
(dead) body; corpse; remains
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to concern; to be related
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm