why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to grow up; to become an adult
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
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 sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
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.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
(data) packet; mobile broadband data; package
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
moving about; stirring about
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way