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
settlement; conclusion; summary
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
setting oneself free from the life of a white-collar worker; quitting a job as a salaryman and launching an independent business
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
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
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
having enough of (food, drink, etc.); having one's fill; fully enjoying
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
one day; (on) a certain day
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
happening; (unexpected) incident; unforeseen event; surprising occurrence
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
of course; certainly; naturally