older sister; elder sister
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
honorific/polite/humble prefix
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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.
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
straight; quickly; quietly; gently; to feel refreshed; to feel satisfied
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
confluence (of rivers); flowing together; joining; joining (of people, groups, parties, etc.); union; linking up