chairman; moderator; toastmaster; master of ceremonies; chairperson; host (of a TV show, etc.)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
piece; fragment; one (object)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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 dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
person asking for advice; inquirer; consulter; consultor; counselee; querent (in tarot, astrology, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)