lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
understood; I see; OK; present; here
living room (Western style); sitting room
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
letter; missive; note; mail
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
really; truly; indeed; good grief
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
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
to lay the blame on; to put the fault on
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
spread; span; expanse; extent
to give a glance (at); to take one look at
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
(some) more; even more; longer; further
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...