somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey there; I say; see here
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
Japanese cedar (Cryptomeria japonica)
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
regular; regular member (e.g. of football team, etc.); regular (petrol, gasoline)
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
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
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
match; game; bout; contest
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
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
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
go that far; to that extent
sports ground; sports oval
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits