face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
master of martial arts; practitioner of martial arts
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
perfect; perfection; perfect game
perfect; complete; flawless
pupil; student; schoolchild
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
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 tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
number one; first; best; most; game; round
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis