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
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
Tanizaki Jun'ichirō (1886-1965)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
world; society; people; the public
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
similar instance; similar case; parallel case; analogy
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
frank; candid; outspoken; unreserved
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
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 write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
(arch.) difference (from one another); (arch.) different thing; (arch.) other; unusual; extraordinary
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
like; similar to; as with; in the same way