to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
adds force or indicates command
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
thereupon; shortly thereafter
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
please (give me); please (do for me)
one's house; one's home; one's family
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
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.
learning by watching others; learning by imitation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan; sukiyaki
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...