indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
image; figure; figure; form; image
L'Arc-en-Ciel (rock band) (abbr)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
reaction; response; physical reaction (to a stimulus); observable response (of an organism); reaction; effect
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
literally; to the letter; literal
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)