dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
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 jujube); Chinese date; red date; small tea caddy (tea ceremony)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
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
retainer; attendant; escort
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
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; task; challenge
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
line; queue; procession; matrix
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
adds force or indicates command
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 (animal); young woman; offshoot
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
cooking; food preparation
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
prawn; shrimp; lobster; crayfish
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to