the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
in that way; thus; so; so?
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(not) even once; (not) ever
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
name; given name; first name
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
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to face; to go towards; to head towards
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all