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; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
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")
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon character)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
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; and then
you said; he said; if ... then; 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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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 somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
sailor suit; middy uniform
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 ...