abrupt; sudden; unexpected
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)
sushi shop; sushi restaurant; sushi bar
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
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 give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a building)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to be crushed; to be squashed; to go bankrupt; to go under; to be ruined (of a plan); to be cancelled; to be lost (of one's voice, eyesight, sense of smell, etc.)
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
running off in the night (to leave one's old life behind, e.g. to get away from debt); moonlight flit; skipping town overnight; upping and leaving under the cover of darkness; midnight vanishing act
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
end; finish; bound; limit; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
valley; ravine; gorge; canyon
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to be manageable; to be able to handle
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny