older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
gō; traditional unit of volume, approx. 0.1804 litres; gō; traditional unit of area, approx 0.33 metres square; one-tenth of the way from the base to the summit of a mountain; conjunction; sum
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
person in charge; senior staff; manager; chief; head
aid; help; assistance; assistant; counselor; counsellor
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
after all; anyway; actually; well, ...; ... on earth (e.g. "what on earth?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
ground cherry (Physalis alkekengi var. franchetii); husk tomato; Chinese lantern plant; children's noisemaking toy
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
dhyana (profound meditation); Zen (Buddhism)
enlightenment; great wisdom
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
monk; priest, particularly a high-ranking Zen monk honored by the imperial court
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
meaningful; suggestive; telling; significant; pregnant (pause etc.)
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
worldly-minded person; materialist; uncultured person; philistine; vulgar person; snob
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...