ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
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.
protagonist; main character; hero; head (of a household); proprietor (of a store)
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
game arcade; video arcade; penny arcade
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
black suit; mourning clothes; black-suited staff member (e.g. in restaurant, sex establishment, etc.)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case