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
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
fixed date; appointed day
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to apologize; to apologise
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible