indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
caretaker (at a zoo or aquarium); keeper; attendant; breeding staff
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
Blue Impulse (JASDF aerobatic team)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
recently; lately; these days
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this place; where one comes from; here
excellent sweet; confection of an established name
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
assortment; product lineup
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
first; first base; first baseman
cancellation; cancelling (a person, e.g. for an inflammatory remark); cancel culture
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
they; those guys; those fellows
to manage something successfully; to be successful
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow