origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
rat (esp. laboratory or pet)
Metropolitan Police Department (esp. Tokyo)
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
imposingly; heavily; conspicuously; in a dignified manner
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
chapter one; first chapter
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
balcony; veranda; verandah; porch
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
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.
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
moment; brief space of time
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
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
article; thing; object; property; real estate
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
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.)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
myself; yourself; I; me; you
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)
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
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)