that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
bento; Japanese box lunch
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
polished rice; (uncooked) white rice
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
thin strips of kombu cooked in soy sauce, etc. then dried
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
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
marshy rice field or paddy
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
until now; so far; up to the present
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
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.
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
shoe rack (in an entrance); cupboard (for shoes and clogs)
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
branched bur-reed (Sparganium erectum); simplestem bur-reed
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
daily employment; hiring by the day; day laborer; day labourer