abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
all together now!; one, two, go!; ready, set, go!; heave, ho!; oops-a-daisy
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to talk; to carry meaning
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
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.
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
serious; severe; grave; acute
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
considerably; greatly; a lot
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
all; entire; whole; altogether
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
Sado (former province located on Sado Island in present-day Niigata Prefecture); Sado (island, Niigata Prefecture)
hey there; I say; see here
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
a long time ago; in those days
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
female high-school student
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
fate; chance; relationship; tie
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)