appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
Japanese rhodea (plant of the lily family); Rhodea japonica
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
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
bravery; courage; heroism
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
no; that's wrong; it's not like that; isn't it?; wasn't it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful