safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
at that time; in those days
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
Suō (former province located in the southeast of present-day Yamaguchi Prefecture)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
letter; missive; note; mail
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
that is to say; so that means
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
several years; a few years
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to think, feel, consider, know, etc.
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole