temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
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
to be itching to put one's skills to use
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to collect; to assemble; to gather
teakettle caster; craftsman who makes tea ceremony pots
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
part; part-timer; part-time (work)
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
standard; set; routine; decided
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)