I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; 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.
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
way; method; means; resource; course
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
charming; fascinating; attractive
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to hold out; to extend (e.g. a hand); to present; to submit; to sacrifice; to give (up)
while; during; while; although; all; both
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least