whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
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
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
visit for no reason; go on fool's errand
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
really; truly; indeed; good grief
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
now that; since; so long as; because
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o