indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)
one thin flat object; one sheet
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
identification; ID; identity
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
Niigata (city, prefecture)
Hokuriku region of Honshu (incl. Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa and Fukui prefectures)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
cap (headwear); cap (of a bottle, pen, etc.); leader; chief
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such