to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
story; tale; talk; discussion
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
round; tranquil; contentedly at ease
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
hot spring; onsen; hot spring resort; hot spring spa
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
not a chance; not likely; oh no; yuck; fault; defect
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
looking slender in clothing
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant