(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
single-mother household; fatherless family
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
second marriage; remarriage
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
time; hour; period; class
moment; brief space of time
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
myself; yourself; I; me; you
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
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 lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)