effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
damp; humid; wet; gloomy; melancholy
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
love for one's school or alma mater
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
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.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
teacher (to whom one owes a debt of gratitude); mentor; one's former teacher
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to have a drink; to have a few drinks
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
such; like that; that sort of; very
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, 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 scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
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
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event