yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now; the present time; just now; another; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
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
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to eat too much; to overeat
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
name; given name; first name
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
home area; home town; local