katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
stealthily; secretly; in secret
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 slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
large serving; large portion
bento; Japanese box lunch
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
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 ...
to leak out (of a secret); to come out; to be exposed (of a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to get away (of a fish)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
order; directive; instructions; command
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...