annotation; explanatory note; comment
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
theatre; theater; playhouse
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
residence; living (at, in); abode
plate (e.g. nameplate, license plate); plate (dish); (tectonic) plate; (home) plate; pitcher's mound; plate; plate
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
base (military, expedition, etc.); enthusiast; maniac; fanatic
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
change; alternation; rotation; replacement; substitution; shift
time; hour; period; class
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
legendary beast; magical beast
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
Cat Sith (Celtic mythology); Cat Sidhe; Cait Sith