indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
time; hour; period; class
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
lack of sleep; sleep deprivation
continuation; succession; series; continuous
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; a little while; a short time; a little way; a short distance
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
now; the present time; just now; another; more
number one; first; best; most; game; round
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
... years old; age (of) ...
woman; female; feminine gender
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
some; few; a number of; somewhat; to a certain extent; a bit
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic