Satori; folklore monster that can read minds
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(some) more; even more; longer; further
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, 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.
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
roar; peal; rumble; beating; pounding; throbbing
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
ago; since; before; previous
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
head of family; originator
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become