ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
one day; (on) a certain day
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
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.
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
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
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
individual; distinctive; unique; characteristic; personal; idiosyncratic
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
distance; journey; itinerary; path (e.g. to one's goal); way; process
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that