recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
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
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
furniture store; furniture dealer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
considerably; greatly; a lot
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
older brother; elder brother
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
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.
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
rebellious phase; rebellious age
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
suffix for familiar person
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling