electrocardiograph; ECG; EKG
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
fertile shoot of field horsetail
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thanks; gratitude; appreciation; thankfulness
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
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
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
grandfather; male senior-citizen
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
construction; establishment
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf