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 leave; to depart; to take one's leave
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
(opening of) a wound; (mouth of a) wound; cut
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
alchemy; art of making elixirs
in that way; thus; so; so?
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
long mai (feng shui); longmai; the air or energy flowing down from an undulating mountain range
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
our country; our land; one's own country
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality