indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be stubborn; to be obstinate; to be perverse; to not give in
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
brat; kid; urchin; preta; hungry ghost
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
snugly; cosily; carefree; easily; freshly made and still warm; imprudently
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
people; men and women; each person; everybody
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
contest; comparison; competition
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others