Yamanote Line game; (drinking) game where players take turns naming items in a category in rhythm with clapping, originally naming Yamanote Line stations
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters)
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
summer vacation; summer holiday
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to go on a trip; to go out to play; to go and visit (a friend)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
both (people); the two of them
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work