failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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.
to recall; to remember; to recollect
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
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 be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
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
school nurse; nurse-teacher; health teacher
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all