Japanese cherry birch (Betula grossa); yellow catalpa (Catalpa ovata); Japanese mallotus (Mallotus japonicus); printing block; catalpa bow; catalpa medium
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
corporate drone; corporate slave
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
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
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
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
all; entire; whole; altogether
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
working consecutive days (without a holiday)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
one day; (on) a certain day
at work; in the midst of work; working
with a thud; with a flop; with a plop; suddenly (stop, come to an end, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
karoshi; death from overwork
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
honorific/polite/humble prefix