at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
maiko; apprentice geisha (in Kyoto)
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
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.
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
to pass (of time); to elapse
5th day of the month; five days
in the meanwhile; during the time
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
irregular (schedule, service, etc.); indeterminate (length of time); staggered (payments)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
else; in addition; besides
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge