great depth; bottomless; great height
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
shopping; purchased goods
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
neighboring town; neighbouring town; adjacent town
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
nothing but; except; no more than
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
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.)
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
primary school; elementary school; grade school
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
honorific/polite/humble prefix
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (of a ship); forefoot
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
bunch of flowers; bouquet
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that