supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
match; game; bout; contest
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.
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
congratulations; felicitations; best wishes; longevity; long life
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
Buddhist priest; bonze; close-cropped hair; crew cut; boy; sonny
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
in that way; thus; so; so?
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
ridge of earth between rice fields; ridge between grooves in threshold or lintel; footpath between rice fields; causeway
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
person from (the planet of)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
president (of a society); chairman
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
please (give me); please (do for me)
Japanese person; Japanese people
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
how long; how far; how much
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
we were all beginners once; never lose your humility; don't let success get to your head; don't forget where you came from
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for