counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
how; in what way; how about
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.)
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
counter for generations; epoch
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) someone down (esp. with sexual connotations)
inside one's heart; in one's mind
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
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 call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
liking very much; loving (something or someone); adoring; being very fond of
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hug (someone) tight; to embrace; to give (someone) a tight hug; to cuddle
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
(physical) growth; development
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the other day; lately; recently
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight