slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
kabuki; Japanese classical drama
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
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
while; during; while; although; all; both
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
activity (esp. energetic); great efforts; conspicuous service; to flourish; to participate actively; to play an active role
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
-less; lacking; non-existing
petty bourgeois; lower middle class
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
name; given name; first name
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
serious; not joking; straight
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
it is I who should say so
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix