ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
lightly (floating); buoyantly; puffing (on a pipe, cigarette, etc.); tooting (a trumpet, horn, etc.); blowing (a flute, whistle)
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
internal organs; intestines; viscera
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 cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to receive favor (favour); to be much obliged to someone; to be indebted
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
no!; no no!; no, not at all
man; male; masculine gender
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives