(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
self-consciousness; self-awareness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
steamed bun with sesame oil and anko filling
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
curry manjū; steamed yeast bun with a curry sauce filling
how; in what way; how about
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
that; the matter in question
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)