fertile shoot of field horsetail
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
office; official; chief; head; person (usually a woman) who officiates at religious ceremonies (on the Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
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.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise