father; dad; husband; you; he
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
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
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
koi-koi (type of hanafuda game); koi koi
hail (esp. hailballs under 5 mm); graupel; dicing; small cubes; roasted mochi pieces (usu. flavoured with soy sauce, etc.)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Pocky (biscuit stick coated with chocolate, strawberry, etc.)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
(for the taste of something) to become apparent; (for someone's character) to come out
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
dressing room; green room; backstage; behind the scenes; the inside; inside affairs
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
match; game; bout; contest