questioner; interrogator; interpellator
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
episode; anecdote; vignette; episode
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
misanthropy; misanthropist
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to feel attracted by; to be fascinated by
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
but; however; provided that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
ordinary person; average person; mediocre person
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
how; in what way; how about
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!