Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus); northern sea lion
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
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; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
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 (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
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
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
hair of different color mixed into an animal's coat (colour)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
you said; he said; if ... then; 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...
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK