indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
spirits; excitement; tension; tension (mental strain); anxiety
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
sunlight; sunshine; Nikkō (city in Tochigi); Suryaprabha (bodhisattva)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
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)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
river; stream; River; the ... river
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
sunlight; rays of the Sun
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance