katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
all present; all concerned; all of us
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
alone; by oneself; on one's own
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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 think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
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.)
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
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
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
father; dad; husband; you; he
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
reconciliation; make peace with
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she