yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
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 raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to lose (through death; e.g. a wife, child)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
now; the present time; just now; another; more
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
(way of) life; lifestyle; living; life circumstances; livelihood; day-to-day life
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.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be discouraged; to shrink from
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
discovery; detection; finding
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to be erected; to be built