railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
starspotted smooth-hound (species of hound shark, Mustelus manazo)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
daimyo oak (Quercus dentata); Japanese emperor oak
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; proto-
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how many people; a number of people
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision