tomoe; heraldic design composed of two or more interlocked comma-shaped figures
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
to; traditional unit of volume, approx. 18 litres; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar); Chinese "Dipper" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); third string of a koto (counting from the player's near side)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
nice to meet you; I'm glad to make your acquaintance; how do you do?
admission (to a society, club, etc.); joining; entrance; enrollment; enrolment; becoming a member
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
suffix for familiar person
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor