coming and going; recurring (esp. thoughts)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
curiosity; inquisitiveness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
one's say; one's point; one's case; complaint; objection; grievance
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 understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
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 burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
how can (one) do something
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
two persons; two people; pair; couple
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?