indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Kanjani Eight, Japanese pop group; Kansai Johnny's junior
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
family; members of a family
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
should; must; -able; probably; likely
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
suffix for familiar person
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...