liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
happy memory; sweet memory
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
fidelity; honour; honor; chastity (of a woman); faithfulness (e.g. to one's husband)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
red and white; colours for festive or auspicious occasions (colors); two teams; two groups; Kōhaku Uta Gassen; annual contest between male and female popular singers on New Year's Eve (sponsored and broadcast by NHK)
participation (in a tournament, match, race, etc.); entry; appearance (on the stage, television, etc.); exiting (a venue, train station, etc.); exit; being dispatched (of an ambulance, fire engine, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
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.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally