and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
Makihara Hiromi (1963.8.11-)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix
both people; two people; two directions; both directions
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
Japan and the United States; Japanese-American
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
Samurai Japan (national baseball team)
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
war; battle; match; game; competition
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise