phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
leopard (Panthera pardus)
Tokyo Metropolis (prefecture); Tokyo metropolitan area
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
junior high school student; middle school pupil
honorific/polite/humble prefix
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
the way back; the way home; return trip
western style-house (esp. those built before WWII)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
town; block; street; road; chō (unit of length, approx. 109.09 m); chō (unit of land area, approx. 0.99 hectares)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
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 separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence; power