indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
attractive face and figure
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(a woman) being gifted with both intelligence and beauty
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
(countless) stars in the night sky; stardust
nickname; alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; other name
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 (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
three-digit number; hundreds column
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
(another's) daughter; young lady (of pampered upbringing); woman who has never known hardship; naive woman
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
educational institution; school; academy; campus
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
since; henceforth; ever since
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to mark the end; to spell the end
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
surroundings; environs; circumference
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
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.)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that