noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
convenient; handy; useful
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to meet (by chance); to come across; to run across; to encounter; to happen upon
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
quirk of fate; twist of fate; (an) irony
trifling with; toying with; playing with; tossing about (a ship)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
company; corporation; workplace
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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 do together; to share; to participate in
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
tail (animal); tail end; tip
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's