indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
to have a talk; to tell a story
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
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
about; on; regarding; per; for every
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
soft and lacking firmness; weak; weak-willed; spineless; weak (market); bearish
self-awareness; awareness (of one's position, abilities, duty, etc.); perceiving (something); taking in (a sensation); self-consciousness
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
hypocrite; dissembler; wolf in sheep's clothing; fox in a lamb's skin
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
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 wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
nagging; faultfinding; carping; captious
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
circumstances; condition; arranging; managing; lending money; raising money
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
(not) even once; (not) ever
assertion; declaration; affirmation
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to repeat; to do over again
beyond help; past salvation; incorrigible; irredeemable
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
same; identical; equal; anyway; in any case; if one must ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion