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
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
man; male; masculine gender
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
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
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
name; given name; first name
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
to chase; to run after; to pursue
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
married woman; another's wife
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to chase; to run after; to pursue
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
shameless; shameless person
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
together; at the same time; same; identical