bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
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.
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
counter for birds or rabbits
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to watch over; to keep watch over; to keep an eye on; to watch intently; to stare; to gaze
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
now; the present time; just now; another; more
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
nothing but; except; no more than