be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
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.
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
company president; manager; director
how; in what way; how about
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.)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to pick up; to find; to gather
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
tolerant; big; flexible; big-hearted; accepting; open-minded
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
world; society; people; the public
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
stone which is worshipped; image of a god in stone
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial