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
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
setting up specially; special installation
live (esp. concert, show, etc.); live performance; alive
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
consciousness; becoming aware (of); awareness; mano-vijnana (mental consciousness, cognizer of sensory information)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
idol group; boy band; girl group
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
occasional; infrequent; rare
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
tension; mental strain; nervousness
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
variety show (e.g. on TV)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)