marriage (of a woman); marrying into a husband's family; becoming a bride; wedding; wedding ceremony
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
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 go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
(arch.) to wear on the head; to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master; to wear such cloth on the left shoulder; to be injured
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
marriage ceremony; wedding
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
ominous; sinister; (arch.) annoying; (arch.) appearing to be true; (arch.) plausible
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
beginning; outset; first; onset
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
eldest son (may be the only son); first-born son
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
to recall; to remember; to recollect
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...