severe; intense; awe-inspiring; biting; bitter (cold); piercing
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
administration of justice
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
day after day; day by day
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
I see; that's right; indeed
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Saitama (city, prefecture)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
Hokkaido (island, prefectural-level administrative unit)