at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
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
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis