pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to make merry; to be festive
just because; even if; even though
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
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 play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
pedestrian crossing; crosswalk
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon character)
... years old; age (of) ...
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
Cancer (constellation); the Crab
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
strange; weird; odd; strange thing; strange person
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
soldier; combatant; warrior
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.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...