cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
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
door; gate; opening; title page
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
beyond this point; from now on; after this
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
spirit power; magical power
class-A; A class; A grade
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
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.)
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience