pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
so; like this; in this way
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
honorific/polite/humble prefix
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
like it or not; like or not like
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
please (give me); please (do for me)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
beautiful woman; (a) beauty
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
senior high school; high school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
study; diligence; discount; reduction
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
perfect; perfection; perfect game
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
encircled flower seal (equiv. of a gold star awarded to children for good work at school)
secret; private; surreptitious
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh