poem; poetry; verse; Chinese poem
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
children's shelter; shelter for abused and neglected children
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
that; the matter in question
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; yoisho! (word shouted by the spectators during a yokozuna's ritual stomps); yoisho (filler word in folk music, etc.); flattery; buttering up (someone)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality