really; truly; indeed; good grief
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thief; burglar; robber; theft; burglary; robbery
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
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 (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
holdup; stickup; holding up one's hands; hands up!; stick 'em up!
spread-out sail; full sail; (sailing) downwind
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
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.
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
box lunch (containing rice and 10-15 small portions of fish, meat, and vegetables); makunouchi; makuuchi; intermission (between acts); interlude
you said; he said; even if; 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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good fortune; happiness; blessing; good luck
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
professor; teaching; instruction
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
preparations for returning (home)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as