maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last