yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
adds force or indicates command
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to translate; to interpret
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
until now; so far; up to the present
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
Vermilion Bird (god said to rule over the southern heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the southern heavens
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
feeling; sense; impression