alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
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
study; diligence; discount; reduction
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
number one; first; best; most; game; round
(arch.) arm (esp. upper arm); counter used to measure the thickness of round objects
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
greatly; very much; thanks a lot
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
have a good day; take care; see you
new moon; first day of the lunar month; (in ancient China) next year's calendar and decrees (distributed by the Emperor at year's end)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way