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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful