nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; the present time; just now; another; more
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
family; relatives; dependents; household
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
appearance; figure; shape; form
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
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.)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
man; male; masculine gender
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
but; however; provided that
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
red-blossomed plum tree; red Japanese apricot
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
is that so?; I see; right; oh
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)