hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; becoming worthless
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
white line; linea alba (anot.)
inside; interior; inner part
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
hand-me-down; food offering to the gods; leftovers; trip from Kyoto to the provinces
please (give me); please (do for me)
(train) station attendant; station employee; station staff
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
serious; not joking; straight
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
have a good day; take care; see you
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh