holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
had better ...; had better not ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
disclosure; exposure; revelation
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
at once; immediately; right now
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
meteor; shooting star; falling star
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
how; in what way; how about
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as