friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you (plural); all of you; you all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
scorpion (Scorpiones spp.)
boy; son; child; mere boy; stripling; greenhorn
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
genuine article; real thing; real deal
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
ten-day period (in a month); ten-year period (in one's age); decade
carving; engraving; sculpture
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
summer vacation; summer holiday
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku