indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
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.
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
tranquil; calm; quiet; mild (weather); balmy
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
with these words; while saying
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
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
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious