(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
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 subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to create (a sensation); to give rise to (controversy)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
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.
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
and; AND (Boolean operator)
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
leaving something where it is; abandoning something
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count