huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
standing out from the crowd; dominating; rising abruptly; towering high
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
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.
one more time; once more; once again
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
wholesale store; wholesale dealer; wholesaler
street; quarter; district; area
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
the friendly atmosphere of the traditional commercial and working-class neighborhoods
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
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.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)