indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
murder; homicide; manslaughter
(advance) notice; preliminary announcement; warning; trailer (for a film, TV show, etc.)
to smear with blood; to kill
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
curtain; act (in a play); falling of the curtain; end (of a scene); end; close; case
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 open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
snowy mountain; permanently snow-covered mountain; pile of snow
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
perfect; complete; flawless
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
thereupon; shortly thereafter
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
useless; vain; aimless; idle
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
alone; by oneself; on one's own
please (give me); please (do for me)