now; soon; already; yet; further; more
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
such; like that; that sort of; very
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
(arch.) office; (arch.) official; chief; head; (Yaeyama Islands in Okinawa) person (usually a woman) whose duty it is to officiate at religions ceremonies
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
original story; original version; this volume
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily