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
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
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)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
artificial intelligence; AI
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise