basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
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
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
rock (in rock-paper-scissors); stone; ungh; gulp; rumbling (of an empty stomach); growling
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to be seen; to be in sight; 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
unidentified flying object; UFO
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
you said; he said; if ... then; 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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; 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; to carry (something) away; to bear
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to use (a thing, 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
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
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 take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
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.)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to overflow; to brim over; to flood