one day; (on) a certain day
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
suffix for familiar person
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
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 badger; to pester; to beg
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
big tiger; drinker; staggering drunkard
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
falling cherry blossoms; storm of falling cherry blossoms
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
boss; leader; kingpin; chief; head (e.g. of a crime syndicate)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
decorative black flagpole tassel made from tail hair (of a yak, horse, ox, etc.) or dyed hemp
to control; to take the lead in; to have under one's thumb
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
chivalry; chivalrous spirit; helping the weak and fighting the strong; yakuza
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to drop like a rock (e.g. of reputation, power, influence); to go down the toilet
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
ultimate; final; last; eventual
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for