(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
sound of the wind; voice of the wind
(with a) slamming noise (door, telephone receiver); (with a) banging noise; (with a) clash (broken dish); (with a) clank; (with a) bang
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
crash; smash; crunch; bang; breaking sound
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
electricity; (electric) light
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
please (give me); please (do for me)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days