indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
... years old; age (of) ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
searching for a marriage partner; marriage hunting; activities leading to marriage (e.g. dating, courtship)
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.
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
since then; from that time; ever since
one by one; one after another; successively
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
known as ...; also known as ...; called ...; AKA
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
third month of the lunar calendar; Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
flashy; gaudy; wrapped in cheap flattery
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
thank you (for your hard work); good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight