master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
tail (animal); tail end; tip
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to