indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
honorific/polite/humble prefix
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be in confusion or commotion; to be in a turmoil; to be crowded or jammed with people
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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 hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
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.)
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
(young) seductress; temptress; little devil; imp
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
sublimation; sublimation (of an impulse); sublimation (i.e. transforming into a purer or nobler form)
looks; features; (personal) appearance
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way