to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
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
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
fly ball; fly (esp. in fishing bait); flying
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
Shibuya, a special ward in Tokyo
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
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.
how; in what way; how about; questionable