hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
step; stride; counter for steps
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
how; in what way; how about
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation