indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
to go to meet (someone); to go to pick up
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
number one; first; best; most; game; round
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
river; stream; River; the ... river
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
please (give me); please (do for me)
suffix for familiar person
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
only; merely; but; no more than
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be lacking in options; to be too few
then; well; so; well then
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
curse; spell; malediction
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
minority; (sexual, ethnic) minority; minority group
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean