existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
calico (pattern); tortoiseshell-and-white; calico cat; tortoiseshell-and-white cat
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
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.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
official match; regular game; regular-season game; formal match
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
in addition to that; furthermore; moreover; by; with
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
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 carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to show signs of; to appear
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
nice to see you; good morning; good evening; adieu; farewell; bon voyage
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
edge; brink; verge; time; moment of
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
to come off; to slip down; to slip off
domestic animals; livestock; cattle
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
pupil; student; schoolchild
absolute obedience; complete submission