interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
SoftBank (Japanese telecommunications company)
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
story; tale; talk; discussion
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
to feel; to sense; to experience
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
suffix for familiar person
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see