water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
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
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
heart-warming; kind-hearted; warm-hearted; considerate; kind; heartfelt
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to copy; to imitate; to counterfeit; to forge
people; citizens; subjects; folk
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 make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
even more; still more; further
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope