a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
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 burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
heat haze; shimmer of hot air
fascination; bewitchment; entrancement; dazzlement
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
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.)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
summer vacation; summer holiday
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
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
in the meanwhile; during the time
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to sigh; to breathe a sigh