good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
honorific/polite/humble prefix
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
pop; popular; pop-art-style; pop (music); pop (stack operation)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike