(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
department store; department
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
alone; by oneself; on one's own
honorific/polite/humble prefix
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
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.
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
sitting while waiting; (according to the lunar calendar) an eighteen-day-old moon
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
humorous; funny; amusing; laughable; hilarious; comical
explanation; interpretation
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
older sister; lass; young lady
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
so; like this; in this way