China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
suffix for familiar person
such; like that; that sort of; very
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
treasure hunting; treasure hunt; lucky dip; game involving finding hidden prizes from a sand box, barrel of leaves, etc.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
origin; genesis; opening; start; beginning
third day of the month; three days
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects