dragon (as depicted in Western myths)
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
how; in what way; how about
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
ryūsha; spherical part of a pagoda finial between the hōju and suien
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
while; during; while; although; all; both
all manner of (verbal) abuse; all kinds of names; abusive language; torrent of abuse; stream of insults
to spit out; to eject; to dump
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
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
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
inside one's heart; in one's mind
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
irritation; annoyance; frustration