indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
billboard; advertising tower; face (of a company, group, etc.); poster girl; poster boy
accurate; correct; precise; exact
world fair; international exposition
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
older sister; lass; young lady
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)
to assemble; to put together; to set up; to form (words, sentences, etc.)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
middle of the night; dead of night
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
end; conclusion; last; final; once ...; the moment ... (, that's it)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
water (esp. cool or cold); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
about; on; regarding; per; for every
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
victim; injured party; sufferer
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any