dispensing with the preliminaries ...; omitting the previous part
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
neighbourhood; neighborhood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
exclusion of males; (being) closed to men
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
otaku; geek; nerd; enthusiast
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
cabinet (of a government); ministry
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
than; from; out of; except; but; more
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
decrease; reduction; decline
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
adds force or indicates command
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
honorific/polite/humble prefix
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!