yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
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
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
adds force or indicates command
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
baseball club (at a university, corporation, etc.); baseball team
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
war; battle; match; game; competition
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
woven straw mat (orig. made of wild rice leaves); beggar; (arch.) Manchurian wild rice (Zizania latifolia)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...