indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 deepen; to heighten; to intensify
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
seeing two people (i.e. romantically) at the same time; two-timing; bifurcation; fork; fence-sitting; playing it both ways
cohabitation (esp. of an unmarried couple); living together
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
suffix for familiar person
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
dogs and cats; pets; something trivial; worthless thing
video (esp. digital); video clip; animation; animated cartoon; in-betweens (animation)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to open up to someone else; to divulge one's true feelings; to be openhearted
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to have a talk; to tell a story
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!