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
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
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special; particular; peculiar; unique
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
intelligence operative; spy
now; the present time; just now; another; more
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
interval; break; pause; spare moment
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
button (clothing); push-button
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.
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
stuffed toy; stuffed animal; plush toy; soft toy; cuddly toy
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age