to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
cotton gloves; working gloves
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
festival; feast; carnival
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
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
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 catch; to capture; to grab; to clutch; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street)