Niigata (city, prefecture)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
formal marriage interview
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one's post; place of work; workplace
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
arm; skill; efforts; ability
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also