maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
to hardly recognise; to mistake for something or somebody else
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
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
job; work; duties; trade; skill
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
feeling; sense; impression
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
impertinent; impudent; saucy; cheeky
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Las Vegas (abbr); Vega$ (TV series)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question