giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis); qilin (Chinese unicorn)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
flash of lightning; fire caused by lightning
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
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
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
elder sister; effeminate man
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
leading; guiding; commanding
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
physical examination; medical checkup; frisking; pat-down; search
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
together; at the same time; same; identical
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
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 feel; to sense; to experience
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole