this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
honorific/polite/humble prefix
firefly (Luciola cruciata); lightning bug; glowworm
suffix for familiar person
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
great difference; major mistake
sincerely; earnestly; wholeheartedly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
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
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
boy; son; baby boy; young man
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to