metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
truth; reality; seriousness; truth; printed style writing; star performer
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
why; how; for what reason
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
tackling (to the ground); tackle (in rugby, hockey, etc.); tackle (position in American football); fishing tackle
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
rubble; debris; wreckage; trash; rubbish
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
Wuhuan (proto-Mongolic nomadic people)
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
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.
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
easy; simple; there's no way that ...