to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of Japan)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
ancient time; age of the gods; mythological age; time before the ascension of Emperor Jimmu
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
action; operation; process; agency; effect; function
while; during; while; although; all; both
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 spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
mountain; hill; mine; (mountain) forest; heap; pile; protruding or high part of an object
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
hidden village (esp. hidden retreat for nobles or refuge for soldiers of a defeated army); isolated village; legendary land (deep in mountains or underground); Shangri-La
race; tribe; species; genus; stellar population (i.e. population I, II and III)
nothing but; except; no more than
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
descendant; progeny; offspring
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)