yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
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; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
bureau director; office chief
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
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.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
common reed (Phragmites australis)
river; stream; River; the ... river
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
new rice field; newly developed rice field; wasteland or marshland newly reclaimed as a rice field (Edo period)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
intellectual-type gangster
and yet; though; when; in spite of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
hostility; antagonism; opposition
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.
just one person; only one
destruction; annihilation; devastation; catastrophe
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
tradition; legend; folklore
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to