Einstein; Einstein, Albert (1879-1955; German-born theoretical physicist)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the wrong hands; hands of evil
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Usagi Tsukino (Sailor Moon character)
... years old; age (of) ...
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
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)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
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 receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
soldier; combatant; warrior
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...