cook; chef; tap; spigot; cock (male fowl); cock (penis)
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
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
tomato (Solanum lycopersicum)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
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 through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
two persons; two people; pair; couple
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
suffix for familiar person
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
now; the present time; just now; another; more
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey