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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
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?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
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; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
adds force or indicates command
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
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