today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
The Ant and the Grasshopper
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hard worker; hardworking person
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
Japanese katydid (Gampsocleis buergeri); katydid; bush-cricket (Tettigoniidae); (arch.) cricket
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
together (with); at the same time; in a lump