the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
narrowness; being cramped; being almost full
what the?; what's going on?; what's this?
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
all right (e.g. when guiding a driver); keep coming; OK; I've got it
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
no!; no no!; no, not at all
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
one's original family name; maiden name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
nori; laver; edible seaweed, usu. Porphyra yezoensis or P. tenera, usu. dried and pressed into sheets
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
at; in; at; when; by; with; so