dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
business; trade; operations; sales
headquarters; head office; main office
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
like this; in this way; as you see
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
honorific/polite/humble prefix
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
hero; the brave; man of valour (valor)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable