the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
indigenous people; native people; aborigines
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
really; truly; indeed; good grief
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
bathtub; boat with a bathtub rented to customers (Edo period)
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 stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(hair) conditioner; rinse; rinsing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
magazine; journal; periodical
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
Wakasa (former province located in the south of present-day Fukui Prefecture)
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
the Snake (sixth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Serpent; hour of the Snake (around 10am, 9-11am, or 10am-12 noon); south-southeast; fourth month of the lunar calendar
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial