sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
now; the present time; just now; another; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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.
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
digital versatile disc; DVD
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
fast forward (e.g. VCR, tape deck, etc.)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as