severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in honor or celebration of someone or something); drinking one's glass dry
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
since; henceforth; ever since
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
administration of justice; judicature
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
day after day; day by day
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
I see; that's right; indeed
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Saitama (city, prefecture)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)