little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
pain of love; love troubles
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
to be confused; to be flustered; to be at a loss
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
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
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
memories; recollections; reminiscence
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
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.
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
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 be called ...; to be referred to as ...
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
kneeling down on the ground; prostrate oneself
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
match; game; bout; contest
(stage) appearance; performance; participation (e.g. in a tournament)
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing