to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
first class plus; extra special
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
powerfully; vigorously; with all one's strength; lots of; heaps of; plenty
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Toyama (city, prefecture)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
meaning; significance; sense
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point