town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
how; in what way; how about
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to fasten one's eye on (a person); to stare at
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
ganmodoki; fried tofu fritter made with vegetables
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
adds force or indicates command
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
two persons; two people; pair; couple
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
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.
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...