also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to give; to do (something) for
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
such; like that; that sort of
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
inarizushi; sushi wrapped in fried tofu
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once