ghost that appears at sea during a shipwreck; something strange or suspicious; idiot; fool; noh mask for roles involving dead or ghost characters
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
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
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
aaah!; oooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
cannot be compared with; no match for
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
honorific/polite/humble prefix
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
feeling; sense; impression
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
modernization; modernisation
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to begin a trip; to depart; to embark; to die; to pass away; to depart this life
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
in comparison to; rather than
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
indicate reason; infers some protest
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable