lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
people; men and women; each person; everybody
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
sorceress; medium; female fortuneteller; (arch.) child from the city
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
cheap article; poor-quality article
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
tropical night; night in which temperature doesn't fall below 25 degrees C
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
occurrence; happening; incident; event
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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