still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
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
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
while; even though; despite
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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 take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
while; during; while; although; all; both
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
corridor; hallway; passageway
to face on; to look out on to
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
reception room; parlor; parlour
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)