ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
garden; orchard; park; kindergarten; nursery school; preschool
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
suffix for familiar person
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
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.
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 (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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 (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.)
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
tuna (Thunnus spp.; esp. the Pacific bluefin); dead fish (person who is unresponsive or passive during sex); starfish; body of a person struck by a train; person unconscious due to alcohol
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