what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to change places; to relieve one another; to replace someone
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
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
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
disinheritance; disowning
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
suffix for familiar person
father; dad; husband; you; he
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
tea drinking; teahouse; tearoom; coffee lounge
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
wakame (species of edible brown seaweed, Undaria pinnatifida)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
getting on board; sailor; seaman
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise