to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
phew; whew; huff; whoo; wohoo
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
this world; this life; world of the living
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
bulging (esp. of male genitals under clothing)
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
woman; female; feminine gender
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
to be transparent; to be easily seen through; to be obvious; to be apparent
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
in proportion to; just as much as
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
goodbye; farewell; so long
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe