terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
movie; film; motion picture
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
lawless area; lawless district
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
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 tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to become famous overnight; to burst into fame
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")