congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
book; volume; this; present; main; head
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.
both hands; both arms; ten
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
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.)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
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
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
older sister; lass; young lady
just one person; only one
blood relationship; blood relative
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
three; three years of age
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
guardian; protector; patron; parent
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively