the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
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 hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
poor; low-grade; load; pack; packhorse
finishing blow; coup de grâce
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
hope; wish; aspiration; (bright) prospects; expectation
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; lower radical of a kanji; means of transportation
to miss one's footing; to be off the right track; to be on the wrong path