ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
brocade; fine dress; fine clothes
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
battle of wits; contest of wits
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
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.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
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
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")