indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
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.)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
ago; since; before; previous
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
doll; dhole (Cuon alpinus); Indian wild dog
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
same; similar; (just) like; equal
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; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
honorific/polite/humble prefix
treatment; service; handling; management
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
wretched; miserable; shameful; mean; despicable; abject
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish