elder sister; older female friend
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
beginning; outset; first; onset
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
city centre (esp. of Tokyo); heart of a city; downtown area
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; bunch; crowd; group
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.
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
to be seen; to be visible; to look; to seem; to come
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
experiment; experimentation
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was