so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
suffix for familiar person
offender; criminal; culprit
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
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)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
(swimming) pool; pool (cue sport); pooling (money, resources, etc.); pool (price ring)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo