river; stream; River; the ... river
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(preparatory) meeting; briefing session; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
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
senior high school; high school
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; shouldering (an expense); being responsible (for paying)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
I see; that's right; indeed
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to get hungry; to become hungry
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
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
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
both (people); the two of them
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who