indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
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.
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; city; municipal; urban
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be matched against (in a sports contest)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
reality; actuality; hard fact
taking a straight look at something; looking someone in the eyes
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
memories; recollections; reminiscence
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone