library; book collection; paperback book
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
it's been a long time; long time no see
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
crown (headdress); (dental) crown; dental cap; crown (former British coin); clown
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.
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to send; to dispatch; to see (someone) off; to escort; to bid farewell to (the departed); to say goodbye to; to spend (time)
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.)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
massively multiplayer online role-playing game; MMORPG
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
wandering (e.g. bird, exile, lifestyle); wandering alone in a strange country
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
unfortunately; regrettably
at that time; in those days
ability; performance; efficiency
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)