siren (in Greek mythology)
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 throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
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
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; cake
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to have tears in one's eyes; to be moved to tears
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very