gathering of talented people; group of geniuses
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
library; book collection; paperback book
snake; serpent; large snake
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
Kanehara Hitomi (1983.8.8-)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
writing vertically; vertical writing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to see; to look; to watch; to try to
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
by means of; due to; because of; according to
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
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
difference; variation; difference
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
tongue splitting; forked tongue
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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 branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
lizard; skink lizard (Scincidae spp.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
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 take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
licking; sticking out one's tongue
to put out one's tongue; to stick out one's tongue