called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
river fish; freshwater fish
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
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
snare; trap (for catching wild game, etc.); trap (i.e. ruse, subterfuge, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to take; to catch; to capture
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
sculpin (any fish of family Cottidae, incl. the bullheads and the miller's-thumb); Japanese fluvial sculpin (Cottus pollux)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
fat; tallow; lard; grease
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.)
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
internal organs; intestines; viscera
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 take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
(small) knife; short sword; small sword
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched