river; stream; River; the ... river
step; stride; counter for steps
by means of; due to; because of; according to
revival; resuscitation; revitalization; rejuvenation; regeneration
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
genius; prodigy; natural gift
demon; devil; -crazed person; -obsessed person; dreaded; terrible
clothing; dressing; binding (of a book)
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
well, ...; right, ...; so; then; that way (would mean ...); if that is the case
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
adds light emphasis or insistence to a statement; gives a statement a threatening or condescending tone
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
more than usual; especially; particularly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant