bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
woman; female; feminine gender
man; male; masculine gender
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
now; the present time; just now; another; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
ancient time; age of the gods
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
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
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
all present; all concerned; all of us
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout