negative personality; asocial type
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
don't you think?; indicates question
communication skills; communication ability
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
cool; stylish; good-looking; fashionable; sexy
fellow; guy; thing; object; 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
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
for example; for instance; e.g.
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
launching; launch; end (of a theatrical run, etc.); closing party (e.g. a theater show); cast party
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude