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
with an interesting history (story); with a shady history; with circumstances that are difficult to explain
gem; jewel; precious stone
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
-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
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
parallelism; running parallel (to, with); running concurrently; occurring at the same time; not reaching an agreement (e.g. of a debate)
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become