hello; good day; good afternoon
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
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
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
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 search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
library (usu. single-room); small library
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
this and that; one thing or another
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
seven wonders (of a particular area); total mystery; enigma; conundrum
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
library; book storage; stack room; archive (file)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
alone; by oneself; on one's own
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
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during