brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
stupid; meaningless; worthless; hopeless (person, situation); beyond help; beyond saving
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.
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
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
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury