empty rice field (between the harvest and spring)
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
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to take seriously; to believe in; to fall for
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thieving cat; adulterer; homewrecker
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to beat to death; to kill
adds force or indicates command
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very