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
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
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.
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cooperation; collaboration
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
porcupinefish (Diodon holacanthus); balloonfish
honorific/polite/humble prefix
two persons; two people; pair; couple
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
please; somehow or other; one way or another
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
please (give me); please (do for me)
(arch.) slow witted fellow; (arch.) counter-hero; (arch.) lie; (arch.) nonsense; Yotaro (rakugo character)
great teacher; great master; great author; great doctor
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience