ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
suffix for familiar person
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
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 go to see (something, someone); to visit
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
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
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
drive; trip by car; to (go for a) drive; to go on a trip by car; to drive (e.g. a car); to drive (innovation, change, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
tuna (edible fish, Thunnus spp.); tunny; Pacific bluefin tuna (edible fish, Thunnus orientalis); dead lay; starfish
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
please (give me); please (do for me)
paca (any of either species of paca, esp. lowland paca, Agouti paca)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
striking with the back of the sword