indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
entry (in an event, competition, etc.); applying for entry; registering to participate; entry (on a blog, in a database, etc.); post
match; game; bout; contest
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to feel irritated; to feel offended; to feel angry; to feel sick; to feel nauseous
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
hating; strongly disliking
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
suffix for familiar person
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.
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
spirit; mind; nature; disposition; intention; mind; mood
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
heat; heating up; becoming more exciting
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish