look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
being immersed in; being absorbed in; indulging in; prone to; apt to
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
war; fighting; fierce competition
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to repeat; to do something over again
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
living thing; living creature; animal; life
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
eastern part; the east (of a region)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...