relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
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
name; given name; first name
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.)
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
young bird; chick; fledgling; hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
how long; how much; to what extent
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
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.)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance