pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); chinkoro (traditional lucky sweet in shapes of various animals sold at new year's events, predominantly in Niigata prefecture); person of low status; low-life; cee-lo (dice gambling game)
they; those guys; those fellows
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
now; the present time; just now; another; more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
song lyrics; words of a song; libretto
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
puppy dog; Japanese chin; Japanese spaniel
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
please (give me); please (do for me)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sworn younger brother; junior male peer (in a club, group, etc.)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
prison; jail; slammer; pen
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor