cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
jealousy; roasted rice cake
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
understood; I see; OK; present; here
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
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
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.
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
(another's) daughter; young lady
telephone call; telephone (device)
squad leader; group leader; team leader
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
danger; peril; hazard; risk
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; so?
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well