compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
workshop; studio; atelier
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
curry bread (usu. deep-fried); curry doughnut; curry bun; curry roll
corn dog (frankfurter on a stick dipped in batter and deep-fried); corndog
two at a time; two by two; in twos
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
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
kushikatsu; deep-fried skewered meat and vegetables
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
two (long cylindrical things)
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
understood; I see; OK; present; here
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
krone (Danish or Norwegian currency)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for