indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
older sister; elder sister
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
man; male; masculine gender
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.
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to shake; to sway; to rock; to become unstable; to become unsettled; to be shaken
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
how; in what way; how about
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to love greatly; to love beyond all else
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
together (with); at the same time; in one lump; in the same category
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters