indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
in one's hands; in one's control
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
ignoring; looking the other way; passing through; going through; ball hit through net (in tennis)
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
waza-ari (in judo, a half-point awarded for good but incomplete execution)
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe