don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
kabuki; traditional form of drama and music performed by male actors wearing makeup mainly in white and red
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
distinguished family; famous family; noble family; prestigious organization (company, school, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
while; during; while; although; all; both
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
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 go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
-less; lacking; non-existing
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
name; given name; first name
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
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
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix