indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
woman; female; feminine gender
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
to laugh at; to ridicule; to mock; to make fun of; to sneer at
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to praise extravagantly; to lionize; to lionise; to make much of
in that way; thus; so; so?
to abbreviate; to omit; to take; to capture
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
general affairs; general business; manager; director; adjutant general
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
mid-sized konoshiro gizzard shad (i.e. about 15 cm in size)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint