indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
bill (at a restaurant); check
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
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
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
wanted (esp. someone sought by police, etc.); wanted person
reaction; response; reaction
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
kayōkyoku; form of Japanese popular music that developed during the Showa era; (Western) pop song
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
now; the present time; just now; another; more