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; no sooner than; once
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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; roughly; approximately
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
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
very; much; greatly; a lot of
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
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 regain; to get back; to recover
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
account; history; chronicle; Kojiki; Records of Ancient Matters
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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