as a child; when one was a child
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
kappa; mythical water-dwelling creature; excellent swimmer; cucumber; cucumber sushi wrapped in nori (seaweed)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
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
test of courage (e.g. at a frightening place such as a graveyard); dare
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
number of (large) animals
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days