elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
suffix for familiar person
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; the present time; just now; another; more
what time; (lit.) which hour
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
then; well; so; well then
Shōwa era (1312.3.20-1317.2.3)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
after that; afterwards; thereafter
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
liquor store; wine shop; bottle shop; sake dealer; liquor-store owner; brewer
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no