tart; roll of sponge cake with sweetened beans
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
crisp (not moist or juicy); crunchy; crunching sound (of walking on snow, frost, sand, etc.); doing skillfully and efficiently; doing quickly; (arch.) sound of pouring liquid
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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
adds force or indicates command
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
now; the present time; just now; another; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
coincident with; while; simultaneously
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
darn it!; darn!; oops!; oh dear!; oh no!