indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
flower-shaped family crest
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Tottori (city, prefecture)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
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
trauma (usu. psychological)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
veterinarian; veterinary surgeon; vet
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
all-Japan; all-Japan championships; (Japanese) national championships
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
president (of a society); chairman
in the following manner; as follows
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
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
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
world; society; people; the public
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
act of treachery; breach of faith; stab in the back; double-cross