telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
drop of water; polka dots
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
interior design; interior; upholstery
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; kissaten; traditional type of coffee shop with a retro atmosphere
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
existence; being; presence
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
not a chance; not likely; no way; oh no; yuck; eew
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to lay (something) face down; to place upside down; to point downwards (one's eyes, head, etc.); to cast down (one's eyes); to lay (oneself) face down; to lie face down; to conceal
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
female high school student