ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
gem; jewel; precious stone
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to collect; to assemble; to gather
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
educational institution; school; academy; campus
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to pour water (into); to dilute with water; to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
fortune-telling; divination