indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
older sister; elder sister
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
loveable; very likeable; like very much
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
this world; this life; world of the living
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
in comparison to; rather than
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
just one person; only one
family; members of a family
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
(some) more; even more; longer; further
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
use; utilization; utilisation; application
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
man; male; masculine gender