heresy; dangerous religion; (arch.) Christianity
omen; sign of luck; origin; history; dependent arising; doctrine that everything has a cause and there is nothing that arises out of nothing
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; female usually between 7 and 18 years old
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
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 read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
young person; youth; young
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
elder sister; effeminate man
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to let (someone) play; to keep (someone) amused; to leave idle; to not make use of; to do; to do
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
yearned for; longed for; missed
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather