(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to become possible; to become able to (do)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
online shopping service (with delivery by mail); mail order; mail-order sales; shop-by-mail service
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
chit; slip; ticket; voucher
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
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 stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
rumbling (of thunder, one's stomach, etc.); grumbling; rolling (of something large and heavy); tumbling; all over the place; everywhere; idly
patting; stroking; caressing
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to press (one's body, cheek, etc.) against; to rub against; to snuggle (one's head, etc.) into
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)