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
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
university; college; former central university of Kyoto (established under the ritsuryo system for the training of government administrators); the Great Learning (one of the Four Books)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
consequence; outcome; result; blame
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
please (give me); please (do for me)
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh