holding tightly; squeezing; onigiri; rice ball; (accepting a) bribe
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
all; entire; whole; altogether
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)