to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
Urashima Tarō; (a) Rip van Winkle; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
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
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
time; hour; period; class
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.
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that