new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
the sun; god of heaven and the earth; laws governing the heavens; celestial path; celestial motion; deva realm (svarga); path in the heavens
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
wasp; White Anglo-Saxon Protestant; WASP
sky; heaven; God; svarga (heaven-like realm visited as a stage of death and rebirth); deva (divine being of Buddhism); top (of a book); sole (of a Japanese sandal)
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
adds force or indicates command
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
have a good day; take care; see you
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
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 mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
arrow wheel (decorative windmill on the pole on which carp streamers are raised)
conception; idea; thought; samjna (perception)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that