humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
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 take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time; it's been a long time; long time no see
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
collection of short stories; collected short stories
in the same way; like; likewise; similarly
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
comparatively; relatively
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra