yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
after a long time; for the first time in a while
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
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
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
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 buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
adds force or indicates command
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
miser; cheapskate; skinflint
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to run; to run (of a vehicle); to drive; to rush (to); to dash; to retreat; to flee