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
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)
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
older sister; lass; young lady
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
memories; recollections; reminiscence
place; location; room; space; sumo tournament
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
use; utilization; utilisation; application
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to betray; to turn traitor (to); to double-cross; to disappoint; to let down