Everyone knows the English phrase “I love you.” This is translated into Japanese as “watashi ha anata wo ai shite imasu.” However, this sounds a little bit strange when used in Japanese, so few people express themselves this way. In Japanese, when two people are talking to one another, they typically omit the subject “I.” In addition, “anata wo” is generally omitted, since it is evident who you are referring to. In short, you can fully convey your feelings to that person, just by saying “ai shite imasu.” However, Japanese people feel that the phrase “ai shite imasu” is the sort of line taken from novels or dramas, so they do not tend to use it much. Rather than “ai shite imasu,” “suki desu” is more commonly used. “suki desu” is usually translated into English as “I like you.” However this strongly implies “I love you” when you are talking to someone of the opposite sex. One peculiarity of Japanese is that self-evident phrases such as “watashi ha” and “anata wo” are generally omitted. For instance, a direct translation of “My wife takes good care of our dog” would be “watashi no tsuma ha watashitachi no inu wo kichinnto sewa shite imasu.” In Japanese it would be more natural to say “tsuma ha inu wo kichinntoo sewa shite i masu,” omitting “watashi no” and “watashitachi no.”