youth; adolescence; springtime of life
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
life; living; I; me; student
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
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
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.
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to take a picture; to take a photo
to charm; to bewitch; to enchant; to captivate; to fascinate
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
how; in what way; how about; questionable
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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.)
fool; idiot; dotage; senility; touched in the head (from); out of it (from)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person