to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
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; nth 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 ...
home; household; family; hearth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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
... years old; age (of) ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
too (much); overly; excessively
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; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise 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.
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; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)