this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
spring day; spring sun; spring sunlight
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
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.
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
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.)
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
full moon; 15th day of the lunar month
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
the Big Dipper (asterism); the Plough; the Plow
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
early-morning treat (traditionally given to children in some parts of Japan); wake-up sweet
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to grumble; to be unsettled; to grizzle
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)