indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
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.
all; entire; whole; altogether
to collect; to assemble; to gather
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
chief priest (of a Buddhist temple)
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
business trip; official trip
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
in that way; thus; so; so?
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
oh my god; how; what the; incredible
to gather; to collect; to assemble
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come