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
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sharing an umbrella; under one umbrella; sketch of an umbrella with two names under it (equiv. of "X loves Y")
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
email; mail (usu. in compound words); post; message (sent over a chat application); instant message; male
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to feel; to sense; to experience
what do you want?; can I help you?
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to be shy; to be bashful; to feel awkward; to feel embarrassed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become