indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
chapter one; first chapter
will; intent; desire; will; testament
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
expectation; anticipation; forecast
talk; dialogue; conversation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
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.
little by little; bit by bit
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
milk; infant formula; formula; condensed milk
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of