indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
rather; better; instead; if anything
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
detestable; abhorrent; loathsome
plural; multiple; several
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
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
clear; precise; definite; distinct
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 (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
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)
with a click; with a snap
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to crack; to develop a crack
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
one's heart of hearts; the depths of one's mind
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
right in the midst of; right at the height of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
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.)
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude