running aground; being stranded; grounding; beaching
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
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.
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such