particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
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
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
story; tale; talk; discussion
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
is something that; is that which
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
together; at the same time; same; identical
after that; afterwards; thereafter
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need