considerably; fairly; quite
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
two persons; two people; pair; couple
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
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
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
consequence; outcome; result; blame
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
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
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
even if nothing else; more than anything else
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
of course; certainly; naturally
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle