bubble era (of Japan; 1986-1991)
Japanese person; Japanese people
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
portrait; likeness; picture
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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.
record high; all-time high
successful bid; winning a tender
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
failure; mistake; blunder
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
until now; so far; up to the present
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
all; entire; whole; altogether
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
(a) little; somewhat; somehow