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
scoundrel; rascal; villain
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be seen; to be visible; 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
absolutely; definitely; 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
steel; sword steel; sword
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)
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; so
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
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she