ball (for sport, games, etc.); kemari; type of football played by courtiers in ancient Japan
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
because of; owing to; due to
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
dad; daddy; papa; sugar daddy
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
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 blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed