thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
interception (email); wiretap; bug
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
May; fifth month of the lunar calendar
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
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.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to cling to; to embrace; to throw one's arms around
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
after all; because; but; even; too; as well