that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
very small; tiny; insignificant
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
jewel box; jewelry box; jewelry case; casket
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 dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (the contents); to tell everything; to open one's heart; to reveal (a secret, the truth, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; strikingly; outstandingly; especially
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
gem; jewel; precious stone
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
pride; boast; credit (to)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine