wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
How do you do?; I am glad to meet you
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
hay fever; pollinosis (allergy to pollen)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for