one day; (on) a certain day
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
suffix for familiar person
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
influence; effect; impact
because of; owing to; due to
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
little by little; bit by bit
to talk; to chat; to chatter
bipedal walking; walking on two legs
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.)
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of