above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
(soldier's) cooking utensils; mess kit; outdoor (camping) cooking utensils
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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
tradition; legend; folklore
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
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 remain married for life
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly