pumpkin (Cucurbita sp.); squash
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
patrolling (esp. using ships or aircraft)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
book; volume; this; present; main; head
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
indeed; really; truly; very much
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
all-purpose; utility; universal; all-powerful; almighty; omnipotent
to make the most of the present; to live for the moment; to seize the day
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
that's true; of course; obviously
myself; yourself; I; me; you
extent of (one's) foolishness; degree of stupidity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person