Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
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 buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
fox (esp. the red fox, Vulpes vulpes); fox (i.e. a sly person); soba or udon topped with deep-fried tofu; light brown; golden brown
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to mix; to stir; to blend
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
hair of different color mixed into an animal's coat (colour)
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
fur; skin; pelt; kanji "fur" radical
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
high-quality goods; luxury item
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...