only ...; no more than ...; a matter of
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
form; shape; figure; visage
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 build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
woman; girl; daughter; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); proprietress; (arch.) entertaining someone as one's guest
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
drinking party; banquet; feast
coquettish voice; flirtatious voice
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
infant; baby; little child
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
but; however; even though; even if
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
protective household deity in Tōhoku, appearing as a red-faced child spirit with bobbed hair