cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
to say; to be called; to do
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
second marriage; remarriage
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
eating strange food; eating bizarre things; simple diet; plain food; eating meat (thus breaking Buddhist rules)
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.
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to be conspicuous; to stand out
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
two persons; two people; pair; couple
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
spoiler; revealing important plot points of a story; spoiling a story
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
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.)
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
popular name; common name; nickname; alias