woman; female; feminine gender
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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
feeling; sense; impression
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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 finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)