abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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 pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
soy sauce; soya sauce; shoyu
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
large quantity; large amount
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
salt; salt content; amount of salt; salinity
excess; surplus; superabundance
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
extremely; very; really; super; so
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(bank) balance; remainder
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen