indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
of course; certainly; naturally
Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
myself; yourself; I; me; you
regret; repentance; remorse
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
about this time; about now
high rice field; very fertile rice field
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike