as a child; when one was a child; childhood
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
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to recall; to remember; to recollect
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
black; black go stone; guilt; guilty person
bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sour orange; Seville orange; orange (color, colour)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
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.
older brother; elder brother
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
blue; azure; green; pale; gray; unripe
small peninsula; cape; promontory; headland
master; teacher; stable master
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
to be worried; to be troubled
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
notes; comment; remark; annotation
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
the place for; the time for; the level of
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
object of romantic interest
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.)
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one