definitely; absolutely; without doubt; absolute; unconditional
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
rotting; spoiling; decaying; rotten; worthless; paltry
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
library (usu. single-room); small library
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
space (room, area, outer space)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
second month of the lunar calendar
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
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.
front; frontage; facade; main
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
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.)
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
pansy (Viola tricolor var. hortensis); garden pansy
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication