honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
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.
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
hybrid; crossbreed; mongrel
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
river; stream; River; the ... river
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
skipping out; cutting class; truancy; procrastination
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dropping out of school; withdrawing from school; expulsion from school; dismissal; leaving school (university, etc.) after completing a course
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
physical education; PE; gym (class)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant