hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
prefecture (of Japan); county (of China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (of France); province (of Italy, Spain, etc.)
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
decision of a contest; finals
nucleus; backbone; medium-level; mid-level; main body (of troops); crack troops
war; battle; match; game; competition
by return; (call or write back) without delay; lapel; cuff; going back; returning; chorus
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 hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
senior high school; high school
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
starting tiles; initial hand; dealt tiles
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
probability; likelihood; chances
how long; how far; how much
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such; like that; that sort of
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...