first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
honorific/polite/humble prefix
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable
older employee who does not have much actual work
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
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
desktop; desk-top; tabletop; after-dinner speech
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
forced laugh; forced smile
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 turn towards; to point
health; healthy; sound; fit
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
while; during; while; although; all; both
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
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.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle; to crinkle; to shrivel
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
consequence; outcome; result; blame