young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to be worried; to be troubled
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
rolled egg; rolled omelette (omelet); fried egg; frying pan for making rolled eggs
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
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
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
sweetness and saltiness; salted and sweetened taste
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
chopped burdock root (and sometimes carrot) cooked in sugar and soy sauce
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
(some) more; even more; longer; further
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
bento; Japanese box lunch
without; but if; otherwise; or else
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
in this way; thus; such; uh...
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
junior high school student; middle school pupil
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
match; game; bout; contest
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
than; from; out of; except; but; more
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)