what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hill; height; knoll; rising ground
formal meeting (committee, etc.); session; this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
Kanazawa (city in Ishikawa)
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
finding employment; getting a job
failure; mistake; blunder
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
company; corporation; workplace
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)