university town; college town
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
person with supernatural power; person capable of extrasensory perception
(tear) to pieces; (rip) apart; with a rattle; with a shudder; feeling an electric shock
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
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.
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
exactly alike (in appearance); like two peas in a pod; (practically) identical; spitting image (of); carbon copy (of)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
two persons; two people; pair; couple
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
existence; being; presence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
meaning; significance; sense
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
riding double (on a bicycle, motorcycle, etc.); sharing a seat; sharing a chair
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement