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; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
jungle; jungle; jungle music
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; one Buddhist image
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 (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be found; to be discovered
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
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 to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam