fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
inseparable (esp. bond, relationship); inextricable; joined at the hip; integral; essential; cannot be broken (cut, separated)
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.); flap (of a dust jacket)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
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 tuck (e.g. sleeves); to roll up
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
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 hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to stand (up); to rise; to stand (in a position; of a person, tree, building, etc.); to be situated (in, on); to be (in difficulties, the lead, etc.); to put oneself (in a position or situation); to leave (to do something)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
type of vessel; design of a ship
bow (of a boat); prow; stem; head
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
distinctive; characteristic