indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to long for; to yearn for; to hanker after; to be attracted by; to be drawn to; to aspire to
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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 burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
existence; being; presence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to sing; to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance); to be manipulated; to dance to someone's tune
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity