illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
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.
purchase; buying; buying used articles as a company; trade-in; purchase on a no-return policy; lump-sum payment
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sell off; to sell completely
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
equal division (of profits, prize money, etc.); equal split
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to discuss; to talk together
it is not (like that) either
in drops; dripping; gently (sloping); sluggishly; endlessly; leisurely
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
piercing; shrill; noisy; loud; clamorous; wild
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top