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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
since then; from that time; ever since
one by one; one after another; successively
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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 ...
definitely; absolutely; 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; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
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 (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight