Bon holidays (in mid-August); Bon holiday period
fine weather; fair weather
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
A common name for the area around Akihabara Station in the Chiyoda ward of Tokyo, Japan, famous for being the centre of modern Japanese popular culture and a major shopping district for video games, anime, manga, electronics and computer-related goods.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
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)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
boat; rowboat; rowing boat
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)