appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
suffix for familiar person
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
nursery school; day nursery; day care center
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
home environment; family environment
influence; effect; impact
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
myself; yourself; I; me; you
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")