a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
step; stride; counter for steps
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
older brother; elder brother
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
it is I who should say so
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to be silent; to say nothing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finding employment; getting a job
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.)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
since when; from when; how long
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself