blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
latter part (of book, etc.); sequel; concluding part
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
please (give me); please (do for me)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
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.
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away