dancer (esp. a bugaku dancer)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
please; somehow or other; one way or another
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
a dream which is contradicted by reality
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk