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
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or somebody else
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
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
such ... as; or some such
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to be outdone (by); to be in inferior (to); to compare unfavorably (with); to be behind
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
two persons; two people; pair; couple
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
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.)
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)