don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
person who is ...; thing that is ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to pass (of time); to elapse
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Okayama (city, prefecture)
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
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.)
now; the present time; just now; another; more
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to need; to call for; to require
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be worried; to be troubled
how; in what way; how about
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo