Shimōsa (former province located in parts of present-day Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama and Tokyo prefectures)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to talk; to chat; to chatter
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
speaking voice; talking voice
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to become completely chilled
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
thousand years; very long period; forever