ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
too (much); overly; excessively
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
you (when referring to one's equals or inferiors)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
now; the present time; just now; another; more
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
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.)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...