indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
fake kidnapping; staged kidnapping
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
death; (an) out; death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation; most severe of the five ritsuryō punishments)
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
hundred million; 100,000,000; 10^8
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 back; to recapture
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
very young; little; childish; immature
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
use; utilization; utilisation; application
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to thrust at someone (e.g. a weapon); to point (a gun, knife, etc.) at; to hold up threateningly to (someone's face); to present forcefully (demand, document, etc.); to confront someone with (evidence, facts, etc.); to force upon
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
you; before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
already; yet; soon; shortly; further; more
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to obtain; to get; to procure; to win; to secure
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (esp. in piano-playing); fourth toe
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season