door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
sorry; excuse me; thank you
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
please (give me); please (do for me)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
field; plain; prairie; tundra; moor; wilderness
then; well; so; well then
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
corridor; hallway; passageway
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
such; like that; that sort of
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to fly into a rage; to lose one's temper; to flare up; to break out
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such