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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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.
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
by means of; due to; because of; according to
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to gather; to collect; to assemble
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
loveable; very likeable; like very much
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification