railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
starspotted smooth-hound (species of hound shark, Mustelus manazo)
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be sore; to be inflamed; to be bleary; to be dissipated; to be dissolute; to indulge in
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
slight; thin; on the weak side
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata
original; primitive; primary; fundamental; raw
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
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
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
in that way; thus; so; so?
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
how many people; a number of people
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
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.)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all