today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
because of; owing to; due to
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(school) athletic festival; sports day; field day
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
suffix for familiar person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
fateful; decisive (e.g. war)
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
that day; the very same day
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
entrance; admission; entering
senior high school; high school
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to unfold; to unroll; to open
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)