ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
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.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
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)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
only; merely; but; no more than
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
again; once more; a second time
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
crime; criminal act; offence; offense
space; interval; space character; whitespace
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion