indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
it's been a long time; long time no see
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
don't you think?; indicates question
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
gold prize; gold award; gold medal; first-place prize
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.
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
one roll; one book; one volume; first volume; rolling once; wrapping once around
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to pass (of time); to elapse
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
as usual; as is one's habit
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real