Son of God; child of an emperor
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
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
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
ground; earth; the solid earth; the (vast) land
Bandō; former name of the Kantō region
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
now; the present time; just now; another; more
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
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.
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
kanji radical that runs from the left to the bottom part of the kanji; kanji enclosure-type radical
riches; wealth; resources; lottery
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
counter for the ichi-ni-san counting system (usu. directly preceding the item being counted); noun read using its on-yomi; counter for articles; indicates possessive (esp. in place names)
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)