to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
dumpling store; dumpling seller
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
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
woman; female; feminine gender
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
too much; excessively; too
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hey there; I say; see here
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
future (usually near); prospects
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question