plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
chalk (mineral); white wall
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
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
luxurious; magnificent; extravagant; sumptuous
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
in that way; thus; so; so?
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
woman; female; feminine gender
when it becomes; when it comes to
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)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
very likely; very probable
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to live; to reside; to inhabit
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
living thing; living creature; animal; life
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 exterminate; to eradicate; to wipe out; to let (fire) go out; to let die (e.g. flowers); to run out of
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result