this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
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 seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
now that; since; so long as; because
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop; knight (court card in mekuri karuta and unsun karuta)
one large animal (horses, cattle, etc.); head (of cattle)
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
continuing from beginning to end; continuous run; appetizer; starter; performance of an entire play
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
(one's) inner voice; voice of one's heart; what one really thinks
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
how; in what way; how about
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
probably not; probably won't; intend not to; will not; trying not to; attempting not to; whether you ... or not
to say; to tell; to state; to do
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
Settsu (former province located in the northern and central parts of present-day Osaka and the southeast of Hyogo prefectures)
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
at; in; at; when; by; with
Tottori (city, prefecture)
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)
assistance; backing; reinforcements