I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster of Paris
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
collection of words or drawings by several people on a single sheet of paper
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just because; even if; even though
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that