pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
drama; play; powerful drug
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suffix for familiar person
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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 keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
both (people); the two of them
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly