order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
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
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
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.
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
condensation (of ideas, emotions, etc.); condensation (of a vapour or gas)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
spot the difference (puzzle); photo hunt
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
how; in what way; how about
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis