first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
Spanish bar; Spanish-style restaurant with a counter, serving food, alcoholic drinks, and coffee; balcony
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
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 receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
receptionist; reception woman
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
age thirty; one's thirties
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
to be worried; to be troubled
suffix for familiar person
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
by myself; in person; by oneself
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; frond; foliage
picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
how; in what way; how about; questionable
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
pupil (of the eye); one's eyes
to turn (towards); to face; to head to; to go towards; to allot; to allocate
while; during; while; although; all; both