indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to lose one's way; to be at a loss
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
choice; selection; option
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 give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
bright (weather, mood, voice, etc.); clear; fine; beautiful; glorious; splendid
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
innumerably; countlessly; (lit.) as abundant as stars
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person