noon; midday; daytime; lunch
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to sit (down); to have a seat; to be seated; to assume (a position); to take on (a duty); to occupy (a post)
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
to have a meal; to take a meal
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
tall and lean figure; tall and slender figure
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
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 put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling