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indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)

48

to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen

11

honorific/polite/humble prefix

2

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

3

district of a town; city block (of irregular size)

1

corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness

1

coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe

1

no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not

5

indicates question

4

dentist

2

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

16

such; this sort of; like this

1

a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily

5

bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

1

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker

8

until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to

4

unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate

2

after all; because; but; even; too; as well

10

mother

3

well then ...; in that situation; in which case

2

another time; some other time

1

consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice

2

please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of

2

then; well; so; be; is

8

anything and everything; just about everything

1

this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")

10

passage

1

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)

25

to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)

2

chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)

1

Shinji

1

(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad

3

these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately

1

to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve

1

Shigeyoshi

1

(act of) encouragement; stimulus; incentive

1

past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)

1

it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...

1

what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest

11

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.

25

ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah

2

this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence

4

be; is; did; (have) done; please; do

13

huh?; what's up?

5

tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain

5

small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland

5

you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)

1

Japanese (language)

1

satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client

1

nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not

2