why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
rather; better; instead; if anything
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to laugh (suddenly); to begin to laugh; to be made to laugh
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
in that way; thus; so; so?
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
honour; honor; glory; privilege
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to fall flat; to collapse in a heap
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
now; soon; already; yet; further; more