to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
kamishibai; storytelling with pictures; form of Japanese street theater and storytelling (popular from the 1930s to the 1950s)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to get a big surprise; to be astonished
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to jump out; to rush out; to appear (suddenly); to protrude; to project; to butt in
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
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
bungler; greenhorn; clumsy; poor hand
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
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.)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
time; hour; period; class
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
miso lees; miso strainings; miso dregs; child who is made light of; child who is left out of games; immature child or person