ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
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.
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
two persons; two people; pair; couple
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
in that way; thus; so; so?
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen