teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
benevolence (esp. as a virtue of Confucianism); consideration; human; kernel; nucleolus
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
how; in what way; how about
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
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
(arch.) indicates emphasis, intention, etc.; indicates emphasis, intention, etc.
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
normalcy; normality; normal
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
marriage proposal; marriage talks
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
in that way; thus; so; so?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
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
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when