law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
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
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
yearned for; longed for; missed
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
after that; afterwards; thereafter
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow