sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
wall with exposed timber pillars
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
while; during; while; although; all; both
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
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
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
sorry; excuse me; thank you
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
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.
in perfect form; going swimmingly
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
blue king crab (Paralithodes platypus); striped shore crab (Pachygrapsus crassipes)
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
subarachnoid hemorrhage; subarachnoid haemorrhage
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
suffix for familiar person
father; dad; husband; you; he
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to leave word with (a person); to state in one's will; to leave (something) unsaid; to forget to mention
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for