elder sister; effeminate man
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
one's turn for doing the sweeping (cleaning)
when it becomes; when it comes to
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
passer-by; traveler; traveller
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
still; much more; (not) yet; still a long way to go; still a long way off; not there yet
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
danger; peril; hazard; risk
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
ten; 10; ten years of age
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate