to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
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 pluck; to pick; to tear
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to assume an air of ...; to act ...; to affect ...; to put on airs; to be self-important
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
everybody; every last one of them; all
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
abuse; ill-treatment; maltreatment; mistreatment; cruelty
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation