continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
first-class; first-rate; characteristic (of); peculiar (to); school (e.g. of flower arrangement); one flag
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
deciding match; play-off; runoff
to battle; to fight; to quarrel
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
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 attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
which; where; all; both; anyway; anyhow
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
end; close; conclusion; termination
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)