eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
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
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
hokora; small wayside shrine
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
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.)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
how; in what way; how about
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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.
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
secrecy; confidentiality; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal); kitchen
adds force or indicates command
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")