dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
straw bag; sack; bale; counter for sacks (of rice, potatoes, coal, etc.)
jujube (Ziziphus jujuba); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nothing but; except; no more than
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
retainer; attendant; escort
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
lodging together; training camp; boarding house
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
line; queue; procession; matrix
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
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 handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cooking; food preparation
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise