indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
championship; title (of champion); championship game; championship tournament
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
pleasant smell; aroma; fragrance; pleasant-smelling vegetation
Formosan sweetgum (Liquidambar formosana)
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
maple (Acer spp.); maple tree
daisy (Bellis perennis); English daisy
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
blushing; getting red in the face; embarrassment