somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
administration of justice
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
what do you want?; can I help you?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
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
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
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 request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
as always; as ever; though it's always the case
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
Shiga prefecture (Kinki area)
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
one-armed person; one-handed person
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
while; during; while; although; all; both
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)