indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
not caring; not giving a damn
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
second marriage; remarriage
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
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.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
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 get torn; to tear; to rip; to be broken off (of negotiations, etc.); to break down; to collapse
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
piyo (placeholder name for a variable, similar to foobar)
beginning; outset; first; onset
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
tweeting (of a bird); chirping; noisily (talking)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
mask; veil; disguise; anonymous; unmarked; incognito
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
this world; this life; world of the living