I; me; self-centered man; egotistical man; pompous man
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
name; given name; first name
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Cristina; Christina; Cristina (Brazil); Cristina (Spain)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
number one; first; best; most; game; round
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
neat and clean; tidy; trim
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
all; entire; whole; altogether
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
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.
reopening; resumption; restarting
now; the present time; just now; another; more
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
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.)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection