China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
long ago; once upon a time
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
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.)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
day after day; day by day
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
in that way; thus; so; so?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
honorific/polite/humble prefix
name; given name; first name
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
hello; good day; good afternoon
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point