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
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
reset; fresh start; new beginning
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
summer greeting card; inquiry after someone's health in the hot season
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
all; entire; whole; altogether
cancellation of a contract
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
postcard; memo; note; card