evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
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.
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
this occasion; at this time; now
script; screenplay; scenario
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how; in what way; how about; questionable
don't you think?; indicates question
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
bad ending (in a film, novel, etc.); unhappy ending
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); good work; see you; goodbye; tiredness; fatigue
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work