indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
O-back; skirt with peek-a-boo hole in rump
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
number one; first; best; most; game; round
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to be silent; to say nothing
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
honorific/polite/humble prefix
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
older brother; elder brother
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
father; dad; husband; you; he
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
really; truly; indeed; good grief