yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
... years old; age (of) ...
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
now; the present time; just now; another; more
sexual experience (with men)
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
ex-husband; former husband
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled (of an arrangement, conclusion, etc.)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
very; very much; greatly; considerably; highly; exceedingly
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
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 take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
account; history; notice; note; Kojiki (earliest historical record of Japan, compiled in 712 CE); Records of Ancient Matters
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
just cause; good reason; pretext; duty (to one's country, sovereign, etc.)
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to