Japanese laurel; spotted laurel; Aucuba japonica; live tree
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees; (sound of) steam whistling in a kettle (at a tea ceremony); matsukaze; sugar-glazed cookie sprinkled with sesame or poppy seeds
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
continuation; succession; series
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.
white bean jam; sweet white bean paste
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
manjū; steamed yeast bun with filling
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
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
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted basket or box (e.g. of chocolates)
to give; to offer; to lift up; to hold up; to raise
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
discovery; detection; finding
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
investigator (usu. of criminal cases)
order; system; structure; set-up; organization; organisation
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
disappearance; running away; going missing; absconding
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
staff member; station employee; official
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be found; to be discovered
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually