beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
meaning; significance; sense
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
woman; female; feminine gender
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
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.)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
three; three years of age
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one-eyed; first (in a series); initial
after school (at the end of the day)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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.
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
at that time; in those days
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
many; much; plenty; hardly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!