indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
pottery; earthenware; ceramics; (soft-paste) porcelain; china
finish; finishing; finishing touches
occasionally; once in a while; now and then
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
strenuous efforts; exerting oneself; stirring oneself up; splurge; spending extravagantly (on); treating oneself (to)
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
extremely; very; really; super; so
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike