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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); destruction; annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling on appeal); quashing
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Cheryl; Sherrill; Sherry; Sherryl; Sheryl
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
(your) daughter; young woman; daughter of a good family
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to blink (one's eyes) repeatedly
suffix for familiar person
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
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
curl; curly hair; ringlet
to rock; to shake; to swing
while; during; while; although; all; both
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
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.)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
only; merely; but; no more than
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest