basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
how; in what way; how about
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.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
fast (asleep); snoring or grumbling sound
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
then; well; so; well then
unidentified flying object; UFO
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
hey; yo; hi; come on; hey
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
to bring in; to take in; to approach (someone) with (a proposal, offer, problem, etc.); to bring; to bring (to another stage); to take (e.g. to court, to extra time, to a play-off)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)