to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
good feeling; feeling good
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
ascending a mountain stream (recreational activity)
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
periodic; regular; routine
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
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
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
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.)
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
capital (esp. Kyoto, Japan's former capital); seat of government; capital (of music, fashion, etc.); city (e.g. of light); location of the Imperial Palace
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
bento; Japanese box lunch
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
hello; good day; good afternoon
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose