cicada; locust; small-sized pulley
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
cry (esp. animal); roar; chirp; tweet; bark; whine
(common) millet (Panicum miliaceum); proso millet
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
traffic; transportation; communication; exchange (of ideas, etc.); intercourse
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
though; even if; whether ... or ...
good luck; fortune; happiness; harvest; yield
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
adds force or indicates command
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
self-consciousness; self-awareness
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
time; season; period; phase; stage
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe