spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
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
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
rainy season (in Japan usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
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?
meaning; significance; sense
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on