comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to forget one's troubles by doing something enjoyable
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
thirteenth day of the month; thirteen days
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
Shinbashi (section of Tokyo)
theatre; theater; playhouse
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
honorific/polite/humble prefix
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)