alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
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
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
breath; breathing; tone; mood
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 blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
suffix for familiar person
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what time; (lit.) which hour
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner