to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
rattan; (rattan) cane (e.g. used in wicker furniture)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to love; to be attached to; to cherish; to caress
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
red eyes; bloodshot eyes; red-eye; red mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); facial gesture of pulling one's eyelid down and sticking out one's tongue
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
polish; grinding; sharpening
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
adds force or indicates command
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
Edo (shogunate capital, now Tokyo); Yedo
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
tool; implement; means; furniture
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.