one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
place where hair is gathered together atop the head; hair tied (or pinned) together in this position
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
hakama; man's formal divided skirt
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
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
dressing in kimono without hakama (for a man); dressing casually
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
great stature; large build
such; this sort of; like this
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to say; to utter; to declare; to name; to call
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Inari (god of harvests, Uka-no-Mitama); Inari shrine; Fushimi Inari shrine (in Kyoto); fox (said to be messengers of Inari); fried tofu (said to be a favourite food of foxes); inarizushi
moat; fosse; canal; ditch
coming and going; traffic; road; street; association; socializing
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
main building (of a villa, palace, etc.)
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
villa; daimyo's suburban residence
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
in this way; thus; such; uh...
aizuchi; back-channeling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
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.