sunflower (Helianthus annuus)
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
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
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 hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be reminded of; to call to mind
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
imagination; supposition; guess
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
innumerable; countless; numberless
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to become muddy; to become cloudy; to become dull (of a sound, color, etc.); to become hoarse; to become impure (of a heart, society, etc.); to be corrupted
to wind (of a road, etc.); to meander; to twist; to undulate; to surge; to swell
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through