this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
policeman's rope (used for restraining criminals)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
coincident with; while; simultaneously
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
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
rope; cord; policeman's rope
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to flow out; to stream out; to pour out; to gush forth; to leak; to ooze out
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
begging Zen priest of the Fuke sect (wearing a sedge hood and playing a shakuhachi flute)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
in that way; thus; so; so?
shakuhachi; end-blown fippleless bamboo flute; blow job; fellatio
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.
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
snapping (e.g. fingers) sound; with a pop
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
difference; discrepancy; variation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
Tokaido (Edo-period Edo-Kyoto highway)
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
beginning of summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively