eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
counter for leaves, pieces of paper, etc.; (arch.) counter for boats
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
frequent; densely packed; thick
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
adds force or indicates command
father; dad; husband; you; he
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
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 turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
how; in what way; how about
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
division of labour; division of labor; splitting into groups (e.g. to search)
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to collect; to assemble; to gather
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
integrated circuit; IC; interchange
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
video camera; video camcorder
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
digital watch; digital clock