prefix for forming ordinal numbers
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
decision; determination; resolution
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
(distant) future; future existence; world beyond the grave; future (tense)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
name; given name; first name
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
exotic mood; exotic atmosphere; exoticism
to feel; to sense; to be moved (by); to be touched (by); to become infected with (an illness); to catch
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
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 stare (at); to gaze (at); to look hard (at); to watch intently; to fix one's eyes (on)
to stare back at; to look back at
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
to shrink back; to wince; to flinch; to recoil