rather; better; instead; if anything
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
Ryukyu; chain of southwestern Japanese islands comprising Okinawa Prefecture
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.
major powers of the world; great powers
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to rescue (someone); to save; to help (out of a difficulty); to save (spiritually); to redeem (from sin); to deliver (from suffering, distress, etc.)
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
hey!; say!; I say!; I; me
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
beautiful; pretty; lovely
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
honorific/polite/humble prefix