older sister; elder sister
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
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
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
to go away; to become more distant; to fade away; to be estranged
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally