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
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
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 pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
participation; joining; entry; adherence
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
two parts; both parts; both realms (i.e. the Diamond Realm and the Womb Realm); Shinto-Buddhist amalgamation
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
advance; moving forward; progress
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
reopening; resumption; restarting