to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
unhulled rice; rice in the husk; paddy; rice husks; chaff
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
news; word; tidings; omen
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.
beginning; outset; first; onset
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
neighbouring house; neighboring house
hot water; hot bath; hot spring; molten iron
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
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mountain field; mountain farmland
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
dirt floor; room with dirt floor; pit (theater seating); parterre
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in that way; thus; so; so?
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
zori; traditional Japanese thonged sandals
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
piece of wood at front edge of entranceway floor; agarikamachi
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over