society; the world; the times
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
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
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
Degawa Tetsurou (1964.2.13-)
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
(fictional) character; character; personality; persona
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 undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
mallow (any plant of family Malvaceae); Asarum caulescens (species of wild ginger); hollyhock
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
entering an institution; beginning training; primer; manual; introduction (to)
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
that way; that direction; there; that (one); you; your family
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
Kshitigarbha (bodhisattva who looks over children, travellers and the underworld); Ksitigarbha; Jizō
suffix for familiar person
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for