mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to come to meet (someone); to come to pick up
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
story; tale; talk; discussion
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
pleasant feeling; good vibes
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
by means of; due to; because of; according to
arrest; apprehension; capture
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
... years old; age (of) ...
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.
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
(dead) body; corpse; remains
discovery; detection; finding
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
average; mean; balance; equilibrium