you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
set of three; three sets; three classes
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
name; given name; first name
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
surname; family name; last name
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
such; like that; that sort of
pupil; student; schoolchild
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
from now; from this moment; henceforth
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
ancient times; prehistoric times; the distant past; a very long time ago
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Okinawa (city, prefecture)