older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
it cannot be that ...; it is highly unlikely that ...; it is impossible that ...
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
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
such; like that; that sort of
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
now; the present time; just now; another; more
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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 push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
to notice; to realize; to realise; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses); to come round
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...