madam; (married) woman; lady; proprietress (of a bar, coffee shop, etc.); manageress
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
setting off (on a trip); departure
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
parting (of people); separation; farewell; breakup
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
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.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
mishearing; (feigned) deafness; homophonic translation of song lyrics for comic effect
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
a long time ago; long ago