suffix for familiar person
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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
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 see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
please (give me); please (do for me)
apricot (Prunus armeniaca)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
wholehearted; earnest; determined; intent; single-minded; straightforward
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
bonds (between people); (emotional) ties; relationship; tether; fetters
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all