taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
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 start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
10th day of the month; ten days
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
lately; recently; these days
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
good; goodness; right; virtue
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
feeling; sensation; tentative; rough; interjection
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
move; movement; movement (of data); transfer; (data) migration
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
white; striped mullet fry (Mugil cephalus); (spoken) line (in a play, film, etc.); one's lines; white dragon tile; winning hand with a pung (or kong) of white dragon tiles; Belgium
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
bravery; courage; heroism
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
such; this sort of; like this
dirty; vulgar; nasty; offensive; disgusting