when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
great joy; delight; jubilation
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
how; in what way; how about
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.)
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
memorial day; commemoration day; anniversary
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to grow up; to become an adult
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
suffix for familiar person
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity