this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
entertainer (esp. in a traditional art); performer; artiste; talented person; accomplished person
Yamasato Ryouta (1977.4.14-)
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
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
genius; prodigy; natural gift
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
business; task; use; purpose; for the use of ...; used for ...
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
please (give me); please (do for me)
time; hour; period; class
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
adds force or indicates command
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...