if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to jabber; to chatter; to chat with
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
of course; certainly; naturally
one's house; one's home; one's family
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
tail (animal); tail end; tip
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
inflammatory; lascivious; sensational
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
cosplay (dressing in costume, esp. as a manga character, etc.)
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
fetus; foetus; embryo; unborn child
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged