elder brother; one's senior; dashing young man; gallant young lad
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
opening of a new theater (theatre)
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to carry off; to run away with; to sweep away; to take entirely for oneself; to monopolize
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
heavenly god; heavenly gods; spirit of Sugawara no Michizane; Tenmangu shrine (dedicated to Michizane's spirit); pit of a dried plum; dried plum; tenjin hairstyle
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough