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
difficult; tough; formidable; redoubtable; stubborn
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
discovery; detection; finding
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
number one; first; best; most; game; round
second; number two; runner-up
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
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 set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
counter for birds or rabbits
crow (Corvus spp.); raven
how; in what way; how about
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
unexpected; unlikely; terrible; awful; very; extremely
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
mysterious thief; phantom thief
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
showy but worthless; impressive-looking but without substance; all show and no substance; not as good as it looks; deceptive
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo