sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
welcome!; nice to see you!
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
aloes wood (Taxus cuspidata var. nana); aloes-wood perfume; aloes-wood incense
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
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.
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
all; entire; whole; altogether
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
video streaming; video distribution