no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
impossible; unlikely; improbable
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
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
popular person; favorite; favourite
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
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
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be smeared; to be covered
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
in comparison to; rather than
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself