indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
fierce look; frightening look; tough look; aggressive attitude; coercive attitude; taking a hard line
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 mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to be broken; to break; to break (down); to stop working; to fall through (of a plan, deal, etc.); to collapse
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
weak; weakly; feeble; frail; delicate; faint (voice, sunlight, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
feeling of happiness; sense of well-being; euphoria
same time; simultaneous; concurrent; synchronous
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
physical condition; state of health; shape
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to