today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
is that so?; I see; right; oh
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
bleeding; haemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; casualties; losses
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
large bird; peng (giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
morning sickness; nausea and vomiting of pregnancy
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
young greens; young herbs
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
foreign; abroad; overseas
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question