detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
originally; by nature; from the start
house; one's house; one's home; one's family
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
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
please (give me); please (do for me)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry