very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
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
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
king; monarch; ruler; champion
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
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 operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
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
to be found; to be discovered
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
adds force or indicates command
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)