to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
throwing down multiple objects in succession; at once in great numbers
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
perhaps; probably; generous; many; much
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
shrike (any bird of family Laniidae); bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus); butcher bird
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
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.
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be conspicuous; to stand out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.)