if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
constellation; astrological sign; star sign; zodiac sign
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
pupil in ... year; student in ... year
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
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
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Liao (dynasty, 916-1125 CE); Khitan Empire
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
number one; first; best; most; game; round
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
question; inquiry; enquiry
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 teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
in that way; thus; so; so?
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
Southern Cross (asterism formed with the brightest four stars of the constellation Crux)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
from here; from this place
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...