indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
older brother and younger sister
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
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.)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
as much as one can; as much as possible
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
myself; yourself; I; me; you
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
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.
preference; priority; precedence; right of way
of course; certainly; naturally
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
exactly; precisely; just; just (like); as if; as though
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop