ancient time; age of the gods
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
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
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
tension; mental strain; nervousness
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
Hiroshima (city, prefecture)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
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
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
Hiroshima prefecture (Chūgoku area)
citizen; resident; person; user (of a website, esp. as a collective, e.g. Twittersphere)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
than; from; out of; except; but; more
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.)