indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
martial arts stadium; (Nippon) Budokan (indoor arena in Tokyo)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
with no regard to appearances; without caring about how one looks
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryō period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
beloved child; dear child
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
planning; plan; project; arrangements
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
number one; first; best; most; game; round
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo