long thin brown "naoko" mushroom
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
bento; Japanese box lunch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
have a good day; take care; see you
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
scene; sight; scenario; setting
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
transfer student; student changing schools
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
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 bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to be needed; to be wanted
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you