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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
relatively; comparatively
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; 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 (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
arm; skill; efforts; ability
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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