indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
two persons; two people; pair; couple
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
river; stream; River; the ... river
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
waterfall; (arch.) rapids
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
adds force or indicates command
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what do you want?; can I help you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
beyond imagination; unimaginable
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble