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
serious; not joking; straight
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
wisdom; jnana (higher knowledge)
suffix for familiar person
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
unofficial offer (esp. job offer); tentative decision
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
newspaper reporter; print journalist
after staying up all night
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
digital versatile disc; DVD
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 send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects