ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
(your) daughter; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
all present; all concerned; all of us
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
glass (drinking vessel); glass (material); glasses (eyewear)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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.
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to sprinkle over (e.g. salt, pepper, etc. on food)
how; in what way; how about
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.)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
while; during; while; although; all; both
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis