1000 ri; (a) long distance
suffix for familiar person
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
yukata (light cotton kimono worn in the summer or used as a bathrobe)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
light blue; pale blue; aqua
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
strap (often decorative for key-holder, mobile phones, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
don't you think?; indicates question
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...