approximation; having a close resemblance
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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
in that way; thus; so; so?
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
one tenth; one hundredth; one percent; one tenth of a sun; one quarter ryō (an old coin)
within; inside of; less than
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
divorce; dissolution of adoption
meaning; significance; sense
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
atrocious crime; heinous crime
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
three; three years of age
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress