to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to become possible; to become able to (do)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ago; since; before; previous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
amount of force (required to do something); (using the) right amount of force; appropriate use of force
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
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.
sphere; counter for balls
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
somehow dirty; slightly dirty; dingy; somewhat base; vaguely underhanded
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others