by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine