ladies' (fashion, etc.); female bōsōzoku gang
city at night; town at night; streets at night; nightlife district; drinking district
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
pleasure; delight; enjoyment; rapid (train)
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
start of a romance; beginning of love