Mount Penglai; Penglai Island; sacred mountain (e.g. Mount Fuji, Mount Kumano, etc.); Kansai New Year decoration (made from food); Formosa; Taiwan
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
return (home); repatriation; feedback (in an electronic circuit, biological system, etc.)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
time; hour; period; class
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
what kind of thing; anything (else); nothing (but)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
ordinary; common; free of charge; free; unaffected; as is
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
long time; long interval; for quite some time
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
to live (on, by, etc.); to lead a life; to make a living; to earn a livelihood; to spend one's time (doing); to pass one's days (doing)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
mutation; change; vicissitude
don't you think?; indicates question
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
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 hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble