first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to wake up; to sober up; to come to one's senses; to become enlightened
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
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.
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
it seems that ...; it appears that ...; is like ...; is similar to ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
woman; female; feminine gender
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.)
feeling; sense; impression
to do up (hair); to dress; to arrange; to tie; to bind; to fasten
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
elder sister; older female friend
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of