previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
that; the matter in question
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
suffix for familiar person
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
than; from; out of; except; but; more
two persons; two people; pair; couple
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.
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
particularly; only; in the case of
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
how; in what way; how about
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
rather; better; instead; if anything
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed