special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
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
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
late at night; at a late hour
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
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
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
perfect; complete; flawless
accomplishment; execution
adds force or indicates command
Izumi (former province located in the southwest of present-day Osaka Prefecture)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
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 think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...