rikka; formal style of ikebana
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
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
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
one more time; once more; once again
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
one portion; one serving; adult; grown-up; fully fledged; established
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...