cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to paint (draw) a picture
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
speaking voice; talking voice
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
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.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)