stage assistant dressed in black (in kabuki); stagehand; prompter; behind-the-scenes supporter; string-puller
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
housemaster; resident advisor; houseparent; housefather; housemother; dorm parent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
such; like that; in that way
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk