indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
warrior; soldier; samurai
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
honorific/polite/humble prefix
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to draw close to; to edge up to; to snuggle up to; to nestle close to; to cuddle with; to draw closer to
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
ghost; apparition; goblin; monster; something unusually large
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")