famous sword; sword blade by Masamune; sake; Japanese rice wine; brand of sake from Nada region during Tenpō era (1830-1844)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
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
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
just one person; only one
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
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 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 give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
one day; (on) a certain day
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
10th month of the lunisolar calendar (traditional first month of winter, approx. November); late autumn; late fall
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
myself; yourself; I; me; you
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
braid (hair, cord. etc.); plait
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.)
please (give me); please (do for me)
anything and everything; just about everything
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
failure; mistake; blunder
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as