here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
summer vacation; summer holiday
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
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
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
by means of; due to; because of; according to
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 eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
while; during; while; although; all; both
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
fall; drop; descent; coming down
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen