illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
prologue; prolog; Prolog (Programming in Logic)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
change of occupation; career change
one's heart's desire; one's dearest wish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
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.
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to