hard worker; hardworking person
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
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
honorific/polite/humble prefix
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
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.
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
calamity; disaster; misfortune
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be contrary; to run counter (to); to conflict (with); to disagree (with)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
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
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
articulation; speaking one's lines smoothly; reciting one's lines well
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning