cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
sweat; perspiration; moisture; condensation; gulp; oops
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience