clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
toilet paper; lavatory paper
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.
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
nothing but; except; no more than
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.)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience