it's no joke; gimme a break!
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
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.
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
piece; fragment; one (object)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)