indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
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
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
(dance) partner; (work) partner; partner; spouse
very hard; with utmost effort; as hard as one can; with all one's might; for dear life; eagerly
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
summons; subpoena; citation; summoning (a spirit, demon, etc.); evocation; invocation
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely