abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to make way for; to make room for; to get out of the way; to pave the way for; to open up opportunity
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
soon; in a moment; nearby; close; direct; spot transaction
zigzag-shaped paper streamer often used to adorn Shinto-related objects; hornbeam (deciduous tree in the birch family)
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 come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
woman; female; feminine gender
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Heike family; Taira family; The Tale of the Heike; chanting of the Heike Monogatari
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to arrest; to capture; to seize
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
adds force or indicates command
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation; preparedness; observation and contemplation
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
lightweight fabric or clothing; silk gauze; thin silk; Latin (language)
residence; estate; grounds; premises; mansion
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to say; to be called; to do
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
taste; elegance; appearance; air; the likes of ...; lowly people such as ...
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to live; to get along; to spend (time)