Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
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
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
all; entire; whole; altogether
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
unhurriedly; leisurely; slowly; relaxedly; taking one's time
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night long
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
superficial (knowledge, learning, etc.); shallow
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
winding; meandering; zigzagging; zig-zag; in twists and turns; sinuously
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect 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 (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
pieces; scraps; disconnected
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, 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.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
story; tale; talk; discussion
to badger; to pester; to beg