just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
draining basket (traditionally made of bamboo); colander; something full of holes; zaru soba; strong drinker; someone who can drink like a fish
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
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
gymnastics; physical exercises; artistic gymnastics; gymnastics competition; physical education (class); PE
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
wide open (of eyes); large and bright (eyes)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
the same as always; day after day
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
business; trade; operations; sales
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful