indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
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.
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
to accept; to receive; to agree
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
my goodness!; oh my!; oh dear!
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
gentle; quiet; mild; quiet (color, pattern, etc.); sober
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to