already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; period; class
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all; entire; whole; altogether
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
student (esp. a university student)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
to find out; to discover; to locate
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange