older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
time; hour; period; class
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
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
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
reality; actuality; hard fact
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to wake; to wake up; to become sober; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
slight; thin; on the weak side
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
girl (usu. attractive) with glasses; glasses-wearing girl
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
but; however; provided that
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent