assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
about this time; about now
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
hot topic; talk of the town
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
door; gate; opening; title page
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; like that; that sort of
meaning; significance; sense
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to follow; to come along (with); to accompany; to come with (something); to follow as a result (of); to be incidental (to)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime