serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
abdomen; abdominal region; belly; middle part
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
rather; better; instead; if anything
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
feeling; sense; impression
genuine article; real thing; real deal
copycat criminal; copycat crime
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
spring water; clear (pure) water
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
mass communication; mass media
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah