cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
neighbourhood; neighborhood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
by myself; in person; by oneself
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
violent shock; agitation; turbulence; turmoil; upheaval; excitement
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
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
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.
to live through; to survive
unheard-of; unprecedented
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question