indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
in that manner; like that
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
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.
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to recall; to remember; to recollect
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
middle of a month; second third of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
cold (to the touch); chilly; icy; (emotionally) cold; coldhearted; unfeeling
to begin making a sound (ringing, singing, crying, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
after school (at the end of the day)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
in that way; thus; so; so?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love