indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
salt damage (from seawater, sea air, etc.)
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
rice plant (Oryza sativa)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
in proportion to; just as much as
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
a few years ago; some years back
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work