honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to say; to be called; to do
name; given name; first name
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
birth date; date of birth; DOB
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
January; first month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fourth day of the month; twenty-four days
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
bank; banking institution
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
adds force or indicates command
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
rent arrears; falling behind on rent payment
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece