ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
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
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
war; battle; match; game; competition
decision of a contest; finals (in sports)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
porcelain bowl; donburi; bowl of meat, fish, etc. served over rice
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
now; the present time; just now; another; more
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
thickly; viscously; stickily; sleepily; drowsily; dozing off
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
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.
sticky; syrupy; weakly (of a flame); gently (e.g. boil); dozing off; napping
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Osaka (city); (arch.) large hill
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)