male instincts; male frivolity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
oak tree; (arch.) imperial palace guard
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
rural local self-government (Muromachi period)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
story; tale; talk; discussion
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
how; in what way; how about
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box