yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cry (of an animal); call; chirp; song; caw; roar
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
to give shelter to; to lodge; to put up; to accommodate
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
middle of the night; dead of night
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
2nd day of the month; two days
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
all; entire; whole; altogether
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
bathing; going in the bath
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of