ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
adds force or indicates command
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ginger (Zingiber officinale)
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
tool; implement; means; furniture
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hi!; yo!; hey man!; hey dude!
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
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 defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
making doubly sure; insurance run (baseball); points scored for good measure