indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
don't you think?; indicates question
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
watercolor painting; watercolour painting; mizu-e; early type of ukiyo-e with faintly printed outlines
adultery; impropriety; (an) affair; immorality
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to join a household (as a housewife or househusband); to become a housewife; to become a househusband
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically