indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all present; all concerned; all of us
honorific/polite/humble prefix
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
point of purchase; point-of-purchase advertising; Post Office Protocol; POP
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
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 ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
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.
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
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.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
height of one's popularity; peak of one's popularity
eccentric young person (esp. girl)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
Nichole; Nicholl; Nicol; Nicoll; Nicolle
suffix for familiar person
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen