as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
knowing; (an) acquaintance
myself; yourself; I; me; you
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
suffix for familiar person
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
in that way; thus; so; so?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to lose focus; to let one's mind wander; to relax one's attention
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
killing a passerby in order to test a new sword
adds force or indicates command
district; section; sector
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back