nutmeg (soccer); hitting a ball through the legs (e.g. in tennis)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
technique; art; skill; move
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
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.
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
here and there; little by little; sporadically; dots; spots
woman; female; feminine gender
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
outward appearance; apparent
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
police officer; policeman; constable
plants and animals; flora and fauna
control; management (e.g. of a business)
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
Japanese pampas grass (Miscanthus sinensis); maiden silvergrass; zebra grass
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
due form; official; formality
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...