when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be plump; to be chubby
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
presence; dignity; corpulence; obesity
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
build; physique; frame; constitution
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to gather; to collect; to assemble
good-looking; fair; beautiful
your daughter; young woman
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
existence; being; presence
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
continuously; the whole time; much (more); (by) far; far (away); long (ago, before, after)
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
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 show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and