disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
family; members of a family
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
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
life and death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
(period of) a year; during an era
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
court decision declaring a missing person legally dead
statement; account (of something); declaration; allegation
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 do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
decision; settlement; definition
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
(arch.) the art of war; (arch.) martial arts; military force; the sword; valor; bravery
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
company president; manager; director
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
rest; break; recess; intermission
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
sorry; excuse me; thank you