talented; gifted; prodigious; virtuoso; masterful
real estate agent; realtor
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to show through; to be hinted at; to peek through; to shine through
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
Excellent (grade); A; superiority; excellence; gentle; graceful
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
deep (hole, forest, snow, etc.); dense (e.g. fog); thick (e.g. weeds, woods); close (e.g. relationship); deep (involvement); intense (e.g. longing, flavor); severe
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
moment; instant; just then; right at that moment; for a moment; for an instant
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
weekday; ordinary days (i.e. non-holiday); kanji radical 73
honorific/polite/humble prefix
shopping; purchased goods
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
regular holiday; fixed day off; regular closing day
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out