to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to buy a replacement; to replace (with a new purchase)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
Arabian jasmine (Jasminum sambac)
suffix for familiar person
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to grow up; to become an adult
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
drawing and manual arts (school subject); arts and crafts
time; hour; period; class
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she