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
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
illustration appearing in the first pages of a publication; frontispiece
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
to recall; to remember; to recollect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
memories; recollections; reminiscence
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
racketeer; thug; rogue; bully; fixer
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
all; entire; whole; altogether
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
dangerous; perilous; threatening; stern (expression); hostile (attitude); sharp
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
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption