today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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 save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
morning sickness; hyperemesis gravidarum
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
recreation; diversion; relaxation
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
young greens; young herbs
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
now (while the time is ripe); while one still can
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
foreign; abroad; overseas
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