chise; traditional Ainu house
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
familiar spirit; familiar
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
king; ruler; tycoon; magnate; king (of the senior player)
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to become engrossed in; to become absorbed in; to become frayed and dishevelled (of hair, grass, etc.); to be fluffy
case; occasion; situation; circumstances
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
flow of time; flux of time; lapse of time; current of the times; trend of the times
fast; quick; easy; simple; as soon as ...; the moment ...
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
coming; going; being (somewhere); (please) come; go; stay
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to have (an injury, person, etc.) looked at (by a doctor); to take (someone) to a doctor
reason; cause; meaning; sense; (good) sense; reason
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay