lately; recently; nowadays
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to talk; to chat; to chatter
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
all; entire; whole; altogether
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
Kannon (Bodhisattva); Kwannon; Goddess of Mercy; Bodhisattva of Compassion; Guan Yin; Kuan Yin
Grand Empress Dowager, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Consort
arrowhead; target of a flying arrow; brunt (of an attack); the very moment (when); the point (of doing)
life; living; I; me; student
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
that is to say; so that means
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
sister (sibling); (Catholic) sister; sister (female partner in a homosexual relationship)
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work