indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
children's shelter; shelter for abused and neglected children
hummingbird (Trochilidae family)
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(level of) comfort (in the place one lives)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
good(-tasting); nice; delicious; attractive (offer, opportunity, etc.); appealing; convenient
may (it) be so; please let (it) happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
oyakodon; bowl of rice topped with chicken and egg (or other parent-child ingredient pairing); threesome including a parent and child
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise