a person without a single relative
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
monster cat; cat with magical powers
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
youth; springtime of life; adolescent
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 over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
right in the middle (of); midst; height
second month of the lunar calendar
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
please (give me); please (do for me)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
loveable; very likeable; like very much
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to mark the end; to spell the end
to be a matter of life or death
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to invade; to raid; to infringe; to encroach; to harm; to afflict
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question