rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
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.
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
imitation (of someone, something); impersonation; (vocal) mimicry
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
somehow; for some reason (or other); without knowing why
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
without cause; without reason
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
birch (esp. Japanese white birch)
winter; winter season; winter moon
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
then; well; so; well then
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm