terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
-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 sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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)
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
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
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
carefree; optimistic; careless; reckless; heedless; happy-go-lucky
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; so?
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
union; alliance; combination; 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 mean everything
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 (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(cute) suffix for familiar person; cute adjective form
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
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
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
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; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
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")