not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
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
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
established practice; custom
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Kawachi (former province located in the east of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to win and advance to the next round
in the meanwhile; during the time
branch office; branch store
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to entrust; to leave to a person
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker