previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
closing a school (for the day); closing a school (permanently); shutting down a school
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
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 hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
star (usu. excluding the Sun); planet (usu. excluding Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); asterisk; star (actor, player, etc.); dot; spot
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
suffix for familiar person
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot; considerate; kind; genial
forever; eternally; for good; as long as one likes; indefinitely; endlessly
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
time; hour; period; class
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
lost article; thing left behind; leaving something behind; forgetting something
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost