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.
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
being in charge of (esp. a class or subject); taking charge of; class teacher; homeroom teacher; form teacher
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
(all) through (e.g. the night); throughout (e.g. the year); within (e.g. the week); in the course of (e.g. today); all over; throughout (e.g. the world)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to become excited; to grow lively
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
naturally; of course; understandably
educational institution; school; academy; campus
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...