mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
considerably; greatly; a lot
to become better; to improve
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to set (sun); to become dark
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
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.
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
house; dwelling; human habitation
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)