to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
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 do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
bank; banking institution
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
ceremonial hall (e.g. wedding, funeral); hall for ceremonies; place of ceremony
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
unidentified flying object; UFO
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so