existence; possession; having; limited company
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
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
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
holiday house; vacation home; villa; prison; jail
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) even once; (not) ever