previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
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.
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(really) terrible; awful; (very) nasty; (extremely) harsh; severe
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
drowning one's cares in drink; drinking in desperation
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
while; during; while; although; all; both
mansion; palace; (arch.) nobleman; (arch.) noblewoman; (arch.) cabin (on a boat, carriage, etc.)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
horror film; horror movie
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force or indicates command
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)