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
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to blaze down on; to beat down on; to shine down upon
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
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
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
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 wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
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
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
to break on the shore and retreat (of a wave)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do