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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
person who avoids others; social outcast
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
men and women of all ages
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
truth; reality; seriousness; logical truth; printed style writing; star performer
to recognize by sound (recognise); to identify by sound; to understand; to be reasonable
in that way; thus; so; so?
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to take care; to mind; to be attentive
hello; good day; good afternoon
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
the other day; a few days ago
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
university student; college student
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah