indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
carving; engraving; sculpture
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
loveable; very likeable; like very much
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
war; fighting; fierce competition
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
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
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
bye-bye; good-bye; see you; saying goodbye; parting
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
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
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
lonely (place); remote; in the middle of nowhere
isolated place; out-of-the-way place; remote part of the land
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.
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)