one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to lie down; to throw oneself down
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
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 hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
while; during; while; although; all; both
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
to go out and away; to leave
whether one likes it or not; willy-nilly
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
to run away; to flee; to avoid (a question, responsibility, etc.); to evade; to win without being overtaken; to hold off the other contenders (until the finish)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
such ... as; or some such
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as