red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
Shirley; Charrie; Sherley
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
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 expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
mainland; the country proper; native country; country where one was born; pure land; Buddha realm
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
green (colour); green (energy, car, etc.); environmentally friendly; greenland; green space; green (on a golf course)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
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)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
older brother and younger sister
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
worker; breadwinner; supporter; able person; able man; productive worker
boy; son; baby boy; young man
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber