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
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
if; when; and; with; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); promoted pawn; indicates a question
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
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
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
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
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
until now; so far; up to the present
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
book; volume; this; present; main; head
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to