to hate each other; to hate mutually
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
field; plain; hidden interior part (of a structure or object); wild (of an animal or plant)
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
snake; serpent; large snake
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
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.)
sincerity; true heart; devotion
to cry; to shed tears; to suffer (from); to be troubled (by); to accept (an unreasonable request, loss, etc.); to do reluctantly
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
makimono; handscroll; roll of cloth (for making a kimono); scarf; stole; makizushi
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 seize; to catch; to obtain; to acquire; to understand; to grasp
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
catch in one's hands; seizure
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
thing that should be (carefully) avoided; no-no; thing to definitely not do; something forbidden; taboo
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)