indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
lifting a child high up in the air
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
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)
white; blank (e.g. paper); uncolored; innocent; not guilty; (arch.) bright
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
tartan (i.e. plaid pattern or fabric)
hooded sweatshirt; hoodie; hoody; hooded jacket; parka; anorak
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 put on (coat, gown, etc.)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
entirely; completely; cleanly; snugly
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
headgear (esp. one made of cloth); hood; kerchief; tokin (headgear worn by yamabushi)
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
both ends; either end; both edges; double-mindedness; sitting on the fence
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)
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)