liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
leaf mustard (Brassica juncea var. integrifolia); mustard greens
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
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
how can (one) do something
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
and yet; though; when; in spite of