now; soon; already; yet; further; more
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
than; from; out of; except; but; more
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
confections; sweets; candy; cake
how; in what way; how about
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
alone; by oneself; on one's own
stealthily; secretly; in secret
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.