mask; disguise; guise; mask
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
three; three years of age
occurrence; happening; incident; event
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
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
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; a ... in the making; future (lawyer, doctor, etc.); beginning
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
lovely; wonderful; charming; enchanting; nice; great
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling