to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
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
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
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 undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
adds force or indicates command
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
perfect; complete; flawless
encirclement; encircling net; tight besiegement
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
to turn left; to turn to the left
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to blow off (strongly); to blow away; to drive away (e.g. one's worries); to dispel; to do at great speed (e.g. drive a car); to carry out (a task) very quickly
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to lose sight of; to miss
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also