factory; plant; mill; workshop
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
melon bread; half-melon shaped bun, flavored with artificial melon
getting (something); obtaining; scoring (goal, point, etc.)
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
until now; so far; up to the present
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 snatch away; to dispossess; to steal
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honorific/polite/humble prefix