now; the present time; just now; another; more
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
yukata; light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
loitering on the way; wayside grass
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely