wisteria (esp. Japanese wisteria, Wisteria floribunda); wistaria
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
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
vocal percussion; beatboxing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
buzz; hum; shake (with vigor); shaking
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in that way; thus; so; so?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
karaoke box; club with individual rooms that can be rented with karaoke machines
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
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.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
older sister; elder sister
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
older brother; elder brother
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
at once; immediately; right now
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
suffix for familiar person
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise