to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
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
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
in that way; thus; so; so?
Japanese person; Japanese people
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.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
foreign; abroad; overseas
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
finding oneself; self-discovery; journey of self-discovery; search for self
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)