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
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
foot (of a mountain or hill); bottom; base
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
grandfather; male senior-citizen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's