Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, 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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to go around; to return; to surround; to concern (usu. of disputes)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
regularly; promptly; sound of clashing swords; Manchu queue; padded sleeveless kimono jacket; Japanese vest (often for children)
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
how many months?; how long?
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
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.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
how many years; how long; what year
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to feel; to sense; to experience