large intestine; large bowel; colon
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Naniwa (former name for Osaka region)
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
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
please (give me); please (do for me)
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
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 say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
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
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
all present; all concerned; all of us