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
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
woman; female; feminine gender
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
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.
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
God; god; ace; king; superior person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
honorific/polite/humble prefix
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
splendid; fine; handsome; elegant; imposing; prominent
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do