to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
Tottori (city, prefecture)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
Tottori Prefecture (Chūgoku area)
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
need not; (not) have to; need not have; need not exist
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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 choose; to select; to pick (out)