Japanese laurel (Aucuba japonica); spotted laurel; lush, green tree
foreign car; imported car; paddle wheel
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
sorry; excuse me; thank you
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
fat; chubby; fatso; fatty; fat person
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strangling (to death); strangulation
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
... years old; age (of) ...
last night; yesterday evening
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already