if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
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
Kyushu region (sometimes incl. the Nansei Islands)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to become sexually aware; to awaken to sex
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
passion; passions; (sexual) desire; craving
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
worldly desires; evil passions; appetites of the flesh; klesha (polluting thoughts such as greed, hatred and delusion, which result in suffering)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
particularly; only; in the case of
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal