Okinawa (city, prefecture)
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
this place; where one comes from; here
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
participation; joining; entry; adherence
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
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 compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
considerably; fairly; quite
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
(committee) chairman; president
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
completely; thoroughly; exactly; precisely; comfortably; not at all
long distance relationship
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)