indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
silver; silver colour; (fig.) snow
line (of text); row; carya (austerities); samskara (formations); semi-cursive style (of writing Chinese characters); running style
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
president (of a society); chairman
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
I see; that's right; indeed
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
how; in what way; how about
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
confession (to a crime, wrongdoing, etc.); admission; professing one's feelings (to someone one wants to go out with); declaration of love; profession (of faith); confession (of sins)
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.
love; romance; tender passion; emotion; affections
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
a long time ago; long ago
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
everybody; every last one of them; all
foul-smelling; stinking; intolerable (behaviour, attitude, etc.); unbearable; disgusting