one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
the way back; the way home; return trip
at that time; in those days
... years old; age (of) ...
suffix for familiar person
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
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 take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
to telephone; to make a phone call
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
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)
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
(dead) body; corpse; remains
discovery; detection; finding
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
pressure; oppression; suppression
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
at; in; at; when; by; with; so