this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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 get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
sound of a gunshot; report of a gun
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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.)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chirp; twitter; warble; whale tongue
vicissitudes; ups and downs
panting; gasping; heavy breathing
unevenness (of colour, paint, etc.); irregularity; unevenness (of quality, results, behaviour, etc.); inconsistency; fickleness; capriciousness
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good