indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
this occasion; at this time; now
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
bottom-tier university with low entry requirements
honorific/polite/humble prefix
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
educational institution; school; academy; campus
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
volume (of book); reel (of film); scroll (of books or paintings); roll (paper, etc.)
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 receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure