ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
around the world; throughout the world
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
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to watch over; to watch attentively
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to take (trouble); to attend (to business); to command (army)
to be done; to be practiced; to be practised; to take place; to be held; to be prevalent
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
white sandbar; white sandbank; area in a garden or entrance of a house laid with white sand or pebbles; gravel separating a noh stage from the audience; (arch.) court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
whoopie; yee-haw; noise made when celebrating