ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
nightlife districts; drinking districts
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to glitter; to glisten; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glare; to gleam
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
scoundrel; rascal; villain
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
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
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
both hands; both arms; ten
to ram one's opponent head-first in the initial charge; to punch hard; to hit hard
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
downpour; pouring rain; heavy rain; pelting rain; cloudburst
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that