echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
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 change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
act of mercy; helping another person
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.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
one day; (on) a certain day
senior high school; high school
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cecum; caecum; (vermiform) appendix; appendicitis
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
hospitalization; hospitalisation
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
now; the present time; just now; another; more