spring water; clear (pure) water
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
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
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
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.
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
older brother; elder brother
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
suffix for familiar person
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily