cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
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
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
Island; insula; island; islet
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
fishing boat; boat-shaped hanging flower vase
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
peace; tranquility; tranquillity; Heian period (794-1185)
first term; first half-year; preceding period; early period
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
descendant; posterity; offspring
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
government service; the bureaucracy
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
just a minute; small quantity
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
many; numerous; various; large number of
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Yama; judge of the afterlife
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?