Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
female university student; female college student
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
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
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
complex; inferiority complex; complex (of buildings, facilities, etc.)
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.
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
while; during; while; although; all; both
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
deputy head teacher; vice principal
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
little finger; pinky; little toe
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
look!; look out!; hey!; look at me!; there you are!
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire