previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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living thing; living creature; animal; life
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pleasure trip; company (office) trip
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hornet; yellow jacket; wasp (of subfamily Vespinae); Asian giant hornet (Vespa mandarinia); yak-killer hornet
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
administrator; director; commissioner
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to shoot (a gun, person, etc.); to fire
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
news; word; tidings; omen; foreboding; premonition
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
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 use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
serious condition; critical condition
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape); extraction (of compressed data)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?