briskly with small steps; trotting
fluffy; lumpy (e.g. clothing); uneven; bulging (e.g. muscles)
rock cavy (Kerodon rupestris); mocó; moco
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
educational institution; school; academy; campus
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
boy; son; baby boy; young man
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to gather; to collect; to assemble
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
tradition; legend; folklore
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen