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
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
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.
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
(Japanese) feature phone; traditional Japanese-style cell phone (in contrast to smart phones)
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
(battery) charger; AC adapter
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); retrieval (e.g. data); searching for; referring to
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
such; this sort of; like this
fresh, young ears of rice
suffix for familiar person
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to