to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
downhill; downward slope; descent; decline; waning; ebb
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
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.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
yawn; yawning; kanji "yawning" radical (radical 76)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
sakaki (species of evergreen sacred to Shinto, Cleyera japonica); evergreen (esp. one planted or used at a shrine)
great depth; bottomless; great height
to be needed; to be wanted
rather; better; instead; if anything
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?