light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
suffix for familiar person
ancient Shinto music and dancing
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
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
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to throw on the fire; to burn
hearth; fireplace; furnace; kiln
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be needed; to be wanted
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
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.
hot (thing); passionate (feelings, etc.); ardent; hot (e.g. temper); zealous; enthusiastic; intense
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo