being on duty; being on watch; person on duty
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
menu; schedule; program; menu
leftovers; remains; leavings; remnant; surplus
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
preparing (food) in advance; making in advance; pre-made; prepared in advance
Calpis (Japanese milk-based soft drink); Calpico
thin (of an object); pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rather; better; instead; if anything
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others