look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
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
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
Canidae (family containing domestic dogs, wolves, foxes, etc.)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
neighbourhood; neighborhood
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
city; Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
in that way; thus; so; so?
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
now; soon; already; yet; further; more