I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
adds force or indicates command
senior high school; high school
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
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
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
domination; rule; direction; management; control (e.g. over one's emotions); determining (e.g. one's fate)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
to seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
behaving in a way characteristic of teenagers going through puberty, esp. by being overly self-conscious; (lit.) 2nd year of junior high sickness
the dark side; the seamy side
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
bento; Japanese box lunch
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important