Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
so; like this; in this way
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
now; the present time; just now; another; more
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
adds force or indicates command
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
by means of; due to; because of; according to
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
until now; so far; up to the present
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)