don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
band (group of musicians); band (material); strap; belt (clothing); (frequency) band
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
brave figure; valiant figure; heroic figure; gallant figure
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise