straight; directly; voyage; journey; straight road
journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
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.
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Edo (shogunate capital; former name of Tokyo); Yedo
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
one's home; hometown; native place; birthplace
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
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.)
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
very young; little; childish; immature
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
young master; son of a high-ranking person
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
troublesome (person, task, etc.); difficult; suffering; hardship; trouble
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of