aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
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
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to become familiar with and cherish; to get to know and love
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to collapse into; to flop onto
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish