Tsuyama, a region in the Okayama prefecture
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
love triangle; eternal triangle
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
in that way; thus; so; so?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
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
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
suffix for familiar person
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
such; like that; that sort of; very
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
please (give me); please (do for me)
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
I see; that's right; indeed
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you