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
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.
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
declaration of war; proclamation of war
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
magic; conjuring; sleight of hand; legerdemain
body; group; party; company; troupe
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
one's possessions; ownership
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sneak thief; petty thief; cat burglar
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
gem; jewel; precious stone
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
had better ...; had better not ...
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...