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.)
owner (esp. of a business)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
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.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
illicitly brewed liquor; moonshine
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing