Fukuyama Masaharu (1969.2-)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
door; gate; opening; title page
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
(coming to an) agreement; consent; mutual understanding; accord; consensus
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
time; hour; period; class
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
adds force or indicates command
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
dream for the future; hopes for the future
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
the trouble is that ...; the problem is that ...; unfortunately; annoyingly
until now; so far; up to the present
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial