babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
for example; for instance; e.g.
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
woman; female; feminine gender
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
while; during; while; although; all; both
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
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
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
such; this sort of; like this
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to pass (of time); to elapse
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise