large circle; great circle (of a sphere)
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...; wow
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
if so; in that case; then
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
if; when; and; as well as; with; together with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
Confucian scholar; Confucianist
disciple; pupil; follower
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
Mahayana (Buddhism); the Great Vehicle; large passenger vehicle
study; pursuit of knowledge
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryō system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
living with (someone) temporarily; staying with; temporary residence
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
river; stream; River; the ... river
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
to know; to be aware (of); to be acquainted (with); to think; to consider; to believe
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
infancy; childhood; tender age
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to leave (in someone's keeping); to put (in someone's care); to put (someone) in charge of; to leave (a matter) in someone's hands; to lean on; to put one's weight on
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
abandoned child; foundling
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm