inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
ass; arse; rear; end; acupuncture point; hole
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to incur the wrath of the gods (e.g. by doing something immoral); to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
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.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
(work) hard; unceasingly; strenuously; assiduously; busily; ardently
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
Japan's best; number one in Japan
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the treasure that is children; child
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
how much; how many; to what extent
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
tree as seen in winter (esp. a barren deciduous tree); evergreen tree
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down
suffix for familiar person
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement