cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
in this way; thus; such; uh...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
rikka; formal style of ikebana
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
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
bending; curving; warping (of feelings, logic, etc.); distortion; refraction; inflection
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; motivation; intention
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
all present; all concerned; all of us
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest