always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
returning home; going home; coming home; getting home
check (pattern); ichimatsu doll
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.
kokkuri; divination technique similar to table turning and planchette
how; in what way; how about
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
wanting (to have); desiring; wishing for; I want (you, them, etc.) to (do)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!