recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
on the occasion of; at the time of
bust-waist-hip measurements; vital statistics
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.
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
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
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
in this way; thus; such; uh...
in that way; thus; so; so?
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
office romance; workplace romance; love affair with colleague
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)