yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
before; prior to; ago; the past; before; previously
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
minor character; secondary character
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 recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
young pine (tree); New Year's symbolic pine decoration
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
something one finds questionable; something one finds fault with
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
imagination; supposition; guess
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that ...
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
movie; film; motion picture
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...