(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
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
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
breathing of a sleeping person
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
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.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff