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
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to be worried; to be troubled
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
punishment; spanking; smacking; chastisement; scolding
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon character)
knowing; (an) acquaintance
love; affection; attachment; craving; agape; Ireland
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
sailor suit; middy uniform
soldier; combatant; warrior
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance