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
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; period; class
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(another's) son; boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
trap (for catching animals); snare; trap; trick; ruse
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
zaibatsu; financial conglomerate; industrial group; rich person
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor