loyalty; devotion; fidelity; inspector of the Imperial Prosecuting and Investigating Office (ritsuryō system)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that is to say; so that means
reality; actuality; hard fact
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
is that so?; I see; right; oh
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
please (give me); please (do for me)
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
company president; manager; director
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)