young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
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.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
escape; getting away (from); getting out (of); prolapse; proptosis
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
cherry tree; cherry blossom; light pink; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder
suffix for familiar person
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become