slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
(ancient) Japan; Yamato (former province located in present-day Nara Prefecture)
babysitting; babysitter; protecting; keeping; keeper
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
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
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to be found; to be discovered
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
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 lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
adds force or indicates command
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
next; following; subsequent; stage; station