at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
face with no make-up; sobriety
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
foreign; imported; outpatient; outpatient care; outpatient clinic
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
vice-minister (Meiji period); undersecretary
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
family; members of a family
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
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
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
outside of; not covered by
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear