a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
woman; female; feminine gender
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Japanese bigleaf magnolia (Magnolia obovata)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
after that; afterwards; thereafter
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
abusive language; violent language; wild words
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
wound; injury; accident; assault; inflicting bodily injury
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
story; tale; talk; discussion
to ask; to inquire; to implore (a god for an oracle); to seek direction (from your superior); to visit; to speak to (a large crowd at a theatre, etc.)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
for example; for instance; e.g.
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as