indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
(one's) older brother; lad; sonny
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
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
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
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
newcomer; initiate; rookie
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
holly olive (Osmanthus heterophyllus); false holly; holly; spotnape ponyfish (Leiognathus nuchalis)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
cheap; inexpensive; pure; honest; upright
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!