full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
smell (esp. a good smell); fragrance; scent; aroma; perfume
technical high school; industrial high school
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
though; although; notwithstanding; while; as; at the same time as
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
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 bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
while; even though; despite
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
just to make sure; just to be sure; for confirmation; just in case; for caution's sake; by way of precaution
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
female high school student
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
Watanabe Shin'ichirō (1934-)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
at that time; in those days
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except