appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
national paper; paper with a national circulation
ōshinbun; type of Meiji-era newspaper characterized by its use of political commentary written in literary language; major newspaper
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
suffix for familiar person
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
unintentionally; unconsciously; by mistake; heedlessly; against one's better judgement (judgment)
to get blunt; to dull; to wear out
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
to recall; to remember; to recollect
stinging hair (of a nettle, caterpillar, etc.)
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
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
time; hour; period; class
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very