adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
here and there; in places
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to shade an account; to add something extra
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
beginning; outset; first; onset
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
flour; meal; powder; heroin
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
irregular; unsystematic; unsteady; disorderly
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that