there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
A district in Shibuya, Tokyo famous for being the center of Japanese youth culture and fashion
journal; magazine; periodical
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
graduation examination; graduation test
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
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 aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
perfect; complete; flawless
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
head of the student council; president of the student council
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to recall; to remember; to recollect
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work