Sazae-san (Japanese comic character)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
loveable; very likeable; like very much
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
as a child; when one was a child
neighbourhood; neighborhood
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
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to name; to call; to christen; to term
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
spell (that restricts one's movements); binding spell
father; dad; husband; you; he
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
suffix for familiar person
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
please (give me); please (do for me)
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be oversized (overloud, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
unhappiness; misfortune; ill luck
such; like that; that sort of; very