sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
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
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
God; god; ace; king; superior person
a Buddha; deceased person
please; somehow or other; one way or another
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
although there are many of them
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
should; must; -able; probably; likely
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now