when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
such ... as; or some such
(one's) figure; build; physique; style
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
monjayaki; dish of pan-fried batter with various fillings
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)