thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
miniature shrine with double doors (used to store important Buddhist items such as sutras, etc.); cabinet with double doors (used by the nobility to store books, etc.); (in Okinawa) carved and decorated stone container for storing the bones of one's ancestors
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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 track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
alone; by oneself; on one's own
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
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.)
suffix for familiar person
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo