thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
then; well; so; well then
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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 ...-ed; to be ...-ed
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already