indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
Dracula (novel, film, etc.); Count Dracula
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
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 use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
never mind!; don't worry about it
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
pink; erotic; blue; pornographic
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
video (esp. a televised image); videotape; VHS tape; videocassette recorder; VCR; video (short film)
secret; private; surreptitious
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?
clearing out people (from a room, etc.); ordering people to leave
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
(arch.) Chinese "Extended Net" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); counter for objects with stretched strings (i.e. bows, kotos), curtains, papers, etc.
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
date (with someone); (social) outing (for two); date night; date (day)
welcome; (warm) reception
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
smell; scent; aura; whiff; faint, mist-like pattern along the temper line of a Japanese sword