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
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to whirl; to eddy; to be all jumbled together (feelings, thoughts, etc.); to surge; to sweep
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
above; up; top; summit; surface; before; previous
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (a blunder); to disgrace oneself
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to repeat; to do something over again
passions; sexual desire; lust
to fan (oneself, flames, etc.); to flap (in the wind); to instigate; to stir up; to drive up prices (by buying a large amount of something); to take a photo from a low angle; to tailgate
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
so; like this; in this way
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to tighten; to press hard
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
reproachful; hateful; bitter
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
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)