yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Pau (France); Poe; Po (river in Italy)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
addition; increase; Canada
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
Saturday; earth; dirt; land; lands; earth (third of the five elements)
final exam; term-end examination; end-of-term examination
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 recall; to remember; to recollect
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody