white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
to be perfectly clear (water, air, etc.); to clear up
blue; azure; green; pale (facial color); gray; unripe
mum; mom; mummy; wifey; dear; missus
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
then; well; so; well then
why; how; for what reason
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
warm; mild; warm (of a colour); mellow; having enough money
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; season; period; phase; stage
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become