cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
serious; severe; grave; acute
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
in a whisper; in a low voice; in undertones
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
considerably; fairly; quite