yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
romance; love story; love affair; romantic relationship; romance
novel; story; (work of) fiction
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
wonderful; splendid; magnificent; exceeding; incredible; remarkable
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
society; public; community; social studies
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
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.)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
antiquity; the previous era
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
totally (immersed in something, e.g. liquid, work); addicted
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly