(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
frog; kajika frog (Buergeria buergeri)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
to say; to be called; to do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
adds force or indicates command
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
baldness; bald head; bald person; baldy; idiot; moron
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
many; a lot; much; multitude
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause