indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
uninhabited island; desert island
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(TV) comedian; performer (esp. of a traditional art); entertainer; talented person; accomplished person
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
beautiful woman; (a) beauty; belle; good-looker
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
god; deity; god-tier; incredible; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
absolutely; definitely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
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 ...
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
time; hour; period; class
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to turn one's head; to look over one's shoulder; to turn around; to think back (on); to reminisce; to look back (on)