common camellia (Camellia japonica)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
short pants; shorts; breeches; knickerbockers
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
winter vacation; winter holidays
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
school of one's (first, second) choice
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
recommendation; referral; endorsement
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.)